Visiting Family Members in Hospital During a Pandemic: A Common Order for All



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Health Minister Aurelius Veryga signed the order on the general order last Friday, it came into force the next day, that is, last Saturday.

According to the ministry, so far each hospital has been able to establish a separate procedure for visiting patients.

From now on, people who visit relatives will be registered and will only be admitted to the room if their temperature does not exceed 37.3ºC, and permission to visit relatives will require the permission of the head of the department or the doctor on duty .

People will be able to visit the hospital if visitors do not show symptoms of colds, they will not be isolated, as well as they will have to disinfect their hands and wear masks when entering and leaving.

Masks should also be worn by those present, unless they cannot be used due to the nature of the health care service, and persons with disabilities who cannot or cannot be harmed by their health condition will not be able to wear them.

Among other things, the hospitals will only be accessible to people who do not have coronavirus and who do not have coronavirus symptoms and have not been in contact with the patient.

According to the Ministry, in this case, relatives will have the opportunity to visit only terminal (dying) patients.

Patients who do not present characteristic symptoms of coronavirus disease can be visited up to three times a week.

Patients with severe conditions, patients under 14 years of age, people with disabilities and other patients can be visited in cases determined by the supervisor or the doctor.

A person undergoing hospital treatment can only be visited by one person at a time, unless the director of the medical institution allows more visits.

A multi-site room cannot have more than one visitor at a time, unless permission is obtained from the institution director for more visitors.

People can only be visited during the visiting hours established by the director of the medical institution, for a maximum of 15 minutes per day.



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