Covid-19: Hospital and care home pandemic visiting rules ease

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Hospital and care home pandemic visiting rules ease

Changes to visiting rules in hospitals and care homes have come into effect across Northern Ireland.

Women can be accompanied by a nominated partner for any pregnancy-related appointments, as well as from the induction of labour to up to three hours after birth.The first phase of changes, which allow outdoor trips without isolating on return, will be reviewed in two weeks Residents are also able to resume outdoor trips without having to isolate on their return, bringing Northern Ireland into line with other parts of the UK.

It is hoped that after 12 weeks, if conditions are right, close physical contact such as "brief hugs" could return for care home residents.

 

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Thank god they have somewhere. Still not here in the southern U.S. but we are still under the thumb of the red guard. Only bills from the hospitals and nursing homes but no visits. America where we come to become poor abused!

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