Since Tuesday, the ban on visits to all hospital areas of the Strausberg, Seelow and Wriezen hospitals in Märkisch-Oderland has been in force again. The background for this is the number of new corona infections recently increased significantly, hospital management reported at rbb.
As a result, frequent hospitalizations of patients also affected by Corona have occurred in recent days at the three clinical sites. In addition, the seven-day incidence in Märkisch-Oderland has skyrocketed. According to the state, this Tuesday is 695 and is still below the Brandenburg average of 744 [corona.brandenburg.de]. Therefore, the management of the clinic decided to ban the visits, he said.
However, exceptions are possible in consultation with the attending physicians. This is especially true for visits to maternity clinics and palliative care and intensive care areas in compliance with hygiene regulations, such as wearing FFP2 masks and negative daily tests.
In general, stricter rules for visitors have been in place in all hospitals since October 1, hygienist Thomas Klinkmann of the Asklepios Clinic in Schwedt (Uckermark) explained to rbb last week. According to Klinkmann, under the current federal infection protection law, an FFP mask must be worn in all medical facilities and a negative corona test that is no older than 24 hours must be presented in hospitals. A quick official test is enough.
Exceptions can also be established here by the attending physicians. Especially for weekend visits, Klinkmann reminded them to take a test in good time, as many test centers would close over the weekend.
Broadcast: Brandenburg Antennas, October 11, 2022, 8:30 am
