According to CECC, Hospitals and long-term care facilities in Taiwan to suspend visitation from today to June 8 with certain exceptions, only one person can be allowed to accompany one patient or resident.
On May 11, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that visits to people staying at hospitals and long-term care facilities in Taiwan will be banned and only one individual may be allowed accompany a patient or a resident, effective from today to June 8. Related details are listed below.
A. Visiting people staying at hospitals and long-term care facilities in Taiwan will be banned from today to June 8 with certain exceptions allowed.
B. The circumstances listed below are exceptions to the ban on visiting hospital patients.
1. A patient undergoing surgery or an invasive treatment needs to be accompanied by family members for or the law requires the patient's family members to sign a consent form or document for the treatment or surgery;
2. The condition of a patient admitted to special care wards, including emergency departments, intensive care units and hospice wards, needs to be explained by doctors to family members;
3. A patient's condition deteriorates or a patient needs medical treatment, or a patient has been hospitalized for a long time, and the healthcare facility has approved the need for family members of the patient to visit.
C. Long-term care facilities may allow visits to residents under the following conditions:
1. A resident experiences severe physical or mental discomfort, such as insomnia, fluctuating blood pressure and irritability, and the long-term care facility is unable to comfort the resident.
2. Other conditions deemed necessary by the long-term care facility.
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