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Leeds hospital chiefs have temporarily suspended visiting to all adult in-patient over the bank holiday weekend in a bid to keep patients and staff safe amid the ongoing Omicron wave.

The move comes as the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust - along with hospital trusts across the nation - struggle with rising staff absences due to self-isolation and increasing numbers of Covid-infected patients.

New figures have revealed coronavirus was the reason behind more than a third of staff absences at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust on Boxing Day

Leeds hospital chiefs temporarily suspend visiting to adult in-patients amid rising Covid cases and staff absences