Sick Kids hospital: No Pokemon Go please

Toronto's Sick Kids hospital is politely askingPokemon Go players to take their game elsewhere.

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In a statement, the hospital saysplayers of the wildly popular augmented-reality game can "create many challenging issues and safety concerns for our patients" and even get in the way of staff.

"Our patients are some of the sickest in Ontario and may be going through a very difficult time in their lives," the statement reads. "We ask that individualsrespect their privacy and the hospital space."

Pokemon Go isa mobile app that sends players out into the real world to find and capture cartoon monsters. The monsterscalled Pokemonappear onscreen when users hold up their smartphones in various locations and at specific times of the day.

The Sick Kids statement asks players not to placePokemon Go lures in-game markers that draw Pokemonto a specific location "inside or directly outside" hospital property.

Police have also warned Pokemon Go players to pay closer attention to traffic, instead of staring into their smartphone screens while playing.