Visitor restrictions added to more N.S. hospitals as COVID-19 cases climb
CBC
Three more Nova Scotia hospitals are bringing in visitor restrictions to help control the spread of COVID-19.
According to a release from Nova Scotia Health, the changes made at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and Dartmouth General Hospital are due to "COVID-19 activity."
As of Saturday, in-patients at both facilities can have only one consistent visitor, except for the following circumstances:
The same restrictions were brought in at Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro on Friday, but those in-patients are also allowed an extra exemption for labour and birth.
There is no date on when the restrictions for the three facilities will end.
As of Friday, 34 were in hospital with COVID-19, including four people in intensive care. Nova Scotia reported 618 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and estimated there were 5,117 active cases of the virus.
The province will not be releasing COVID-19 statistics on Saturday but plans an abbreviated update on Sunday and Monday.
These hospitals are the latest to bring in restrictions that began in recent weeks at four other hospitals across the province.
At Glace Bay Hospital and Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, the restrictions that began on Dec. 27 will continue until Monday. The restrictions at Guysborough Memorial Hospital begin Dec. 28 and continue until Tuesday.
St. Martha's Regional Hospital in Antigonish began restrictions on Dec.24. No end date has been set.
Restrictions and exemptions differ for every hospital, so check online for exact rules.
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