Ongoing operation halted as rat is found inside operating theater

Pest controllers were called in after the rodent, which can spread salmonella and carry potentially fatal Weil’s disease, was spotted.
Staff at King’s Mill Hospital in Mansfield, Notts, said the rat scurried in at night when the area was not in use.
Director of operations Karen Tomlinson said: “We were extremely shocked to learn that there was evidence of a rodent having entered our operating department.
“We immediately took steps to thoroughly clean the area and called in external pest control experts to eradicate the problem.
“It was therefore necessary to postpone a small number of operations.”
The hospital apologised to affected patients