Residents and patients in nursing homes and hospitals according to the new guidelines to get an indoor visit of one to two permanent persons, if it can not be done outdoor.
It is also true for psychiatric hospitals.
It informs the Health and Ældreministeriet in a press release.
at the same time, it sounds in the new guidelines, you may no longer prohibit an outdoor visit.
in Addition, the guidelines it possible for besøgspersoner to accompany sygehuspatient to study, conversation, or treatment.
It will be possible for relatives to obtain a test for the coronavirus before the visit. The guidelines apply from the 11. June.
Under the coronakrisen, there have been a number of restrictions. They have had to protect the elderly and vulnerable from the risk of infection with the coronavirus.
– But we know, unfortunately, well, the restrictions have had a human cost for both the people concerned and their relatives, says health and ældreminister Magnus Heunicke (S) in the press release.
Approximately one in every three deaths with the corona virus in Denmark has been done in nursing homes.
Therefore, it has, according to Magnus Heunicke been necessary in some degree to isolate the elderly.
But it is high time that the government ease up on the restrictions on the visits of senior citizens.
It says Jane Heitmann, psychiatry and ældreordfører for the Left.
It has long been sought after by both families and the elderly.
– I hope it now is clear and cast in stone, to the elderly, of course, can leave their homes on the nursing home, without that they can expect to be put in quarantine when they come home, says Jane Heitmann.
because of smittefaren for the coronavirus, there has since march been restrictions on visits to care homes, nursing homes, aflastningspladser.
the Restrictions have also covered the hospitals, including the psychiatric clinics and departments.
