Sandown hotel closes as high levels of Legionella bacterium found in pool and hot tubs

Sandown hotel closes as high levels of Legionella bacterium found in pool and hot tubs

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Swimming pool and spa facilities have been closed at Melville Hall Hotel and Utopia Spa in Sandown on the order of environmental health officers.

Original Article: On The Wight
Date: February 2020

Fears were raised that guests could be exposed to Legionnaires’ disease and The Isle of Wight Council confirmed it had launched an investigation.