Appointments on hold as (computer) virus wreaks havoc with NHS trust systems

‘An NHS trust shut down all of its IT systems today and has all but ground to a halt in general after a virus compromised them on Sunday.
In a bright-red warning labelled “Major incident” on the website for Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust, patients are warned that their appointments have been cancelled due to a virus infecting electronic systems.
The trust announced that it has “taken the decision, following expert advice, to shut down the majority of our systems so we can isolate and destroy it”.’
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