Patient visits in hospitals and care homes had been prohibited since the beginning of the outbreak - a precautionary measure that is now set to change. The Centre Hospitalier du Nord has already announced that patients are allowed to have visitors between 3 pm and 7 pm for a maximum duration of one hour. The Hôpitaux Robert Schuman have followed suit with similar steps, allowing a maximum of one visitor per patient in the room for one hour only. Visitors have to disinfect their hands upon entering and wear a mask at all times. Arrivals have to be communicated in advance to the respective staff members of a hospital floor. Hands have to be disinfected once more when a patient room is either entered or left.
It is furthermore advised that no more than two visitors should see a patient in one day. Visits from patients who tested positive for the virus or display symptoms are not allowed.
Kirchberg hospital is hoping to reopen to visitors on 8 June.
