Cone Health, Atrium Health, Novant Health announce visitor restrictions – WFMYNews2.com
NC, USA — Cone Health, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, and Novant Health announced visitor restrictions due to a sustained increase in respiratory viruses in the area.The restrictions go into effect Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 a.m.The restrictions include:Visitor age limit: Children 12 and under should not visit the hospitals.Masking policy: Visitors are recommended to wear masks especially when in cancer centers or visiting newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit.Specifically in reference to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, they said visitors will be asked to wear masks when in areas where direct patient care is provided and in emergency department waiting areas.Cone Health said staff will wear masks when working with patients. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist said their skilled nursing facilities will not have any age-related visitation restrictions, but visitors will be asked to wear masks when in areas where direct patient care is provided and in waiting areas.The health systems encouraged the community to take steps to limit the spread of respiratory viruses by staying home when sick, maintaining good respiratory etiquette such as washing your hands and covering your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing.MORE WAYS TO GET WFMY NEWS 2 Download the WFMY News 2 APP from your Apple or Google Play store. ADD THE WFMY+ APP TO YOUR STREAMING DEVICE ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching for WFMY. Amazon Fire TV: Search for WFMY to find the free app to add to your account. You can also add the app directly to your Fire TV through your Amazon account. Next up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoNext up in 5Example video title will go here for this videoIn Other NewsNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.
