The Nova Scotia Health Authority says visitor restrictions are in place until further notice at a hospital in Sydney Mines.

A flu-like illness has spread among the residents of the 28-bed veterans unit at Harbour View Hospital.

The restrictions include a limit of two visitors at a time and must be either immediate family or next of kin — no children under the age of 12.

Visitors must wash their hands before and after a visit, and visit only one patient or resident at a time.