Alberta Well being has modified its coverage to not enable people who find themselves COVID-positive in maternity wards as help individuals.
An Alberta health exemption order issued by Chief Medical Officer of Well being Dr. Deena Hinshaw in July stated individuals who take a look at optimistic for COVID-19 had been allowed to be with the maternity affected person throughout their hospital keep as an important or designated help individual.
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Alberta Well being instructed International Information on Wednesday that the exemption was terminated following discussions with Alberta Well being Companies.
“The exemption was initially signed to make sure that obstetrics sufferers had entry to an important help individual,” stated Alberta Well being spokesperson Lisa Glover.
“The exemption outlined circumstances required to allow a person who was symptomatic for or recognized with COVID to offer this help.”
Glover went on to say “to make sure adequate capability in our well being system, it was decided that health-care amenities had been unable to offer the extra protections required to allow these people to be the important help individuals for obstetrics sufferers.”
She additionally added maternity sufferers are nonetheless capable of have guests and designated help individuals as outlined within the AHS coverage.
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