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Oct 02, 2008

Illnesses at Georgetown University Blamed on Norovirus

NBC4 is reporting that the hospitalizations of Georgetown University students that began Tuesday night is being blamed on a massive outbreak of the Norovirus. Something like 170 students are now believed to be affected. The last report from the Hoya says that the Leo J. O’Donovan dining hall has been closed indefinitely while officials investigate the illnesses….

Oct 01, 2008

Georgetown Dining Hall Closes After Students Fall Ill

The Georgetown Hoya is reporting that more than 20 students were hospitalized and admitted to the Georgetown University Hospital late Tuesday evening with bad cases of food poisoning. University officials have since shut down the Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall, otherwise known as Leo’s. A university spokesperson told the Washington Post that they were unaware that any students had actually been admitted to the hospital, but Hoya reporter Andrew Dwulet’s story contradicts those claims. Dwulet…

 
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