Commonground
Senior Moderator
By JENNIFER LAHMERS
Fox 61
12:04 PM EDT, October 29, 2009
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Hospitals across the state are imposing tougher restrictions on visitors as suspected cases of swine flu spread across Connecticut.
The regulations generally deal with children 18 and under -- who are proving more susceptible to infection with the H1N1 virus. Several hospitals will only allow visitors 18 and under if they are accompanied by an adult or if they are at the hospital for treatment themselves.
The hospitals that have implemented new regulations include Hartford Hospital, Bristol Hospital, Manchester Memorial, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Rockville General and Danbury Hospital.
That list could grow today as other hospitals consider ways to help prevent further spread of the disease.
http://www.courant.com/health/wtic-swine-flu-hospital-visitors-1029,0,5475566,print.story
Fox 61
12:04 PM EDT, October 29, 2009
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Hospitals across the state are imposing tougher restrictions on visitors as suspected cases of swine flu spread across Connecticut.
The regulations generally deal with children 18 and under -- who are proving more susceptible to infection with the H1N1 virus. Several hospitals will only allow visitors 18 and under if they are accompanied by an adult or if they are at the hospital for treatment themselves.
The hospitals that have implemented new regulations include Hartford Hospital, Bristol Hospital, Manchester Memorial, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Rockville General and Danbury Hospital.
That list could grow today as other hospitals consider ways to help prevent further spread of the disease.
http://www.courant.com/health/wtic-swine-flu-hospital-visitors-1029,0,5475566,print.story