{"id":468076,"date":"2025-12-24T03:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/468076\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T03:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T03:49:16","slug":"hospitals-to-temporarily-implement-visitor-restrictions-amid-increase-in-respiratory-illness-whio-tv-7-and-whio-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/468076\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals to temporarily implement visitor restrictions amid increase in respiratory illness \u2013 WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">DAYTON \u2014 Hospitals across the region are implementing temporary visitor restrictions amid a recent increase in respiratory illness beginning Dec. 26. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whio.com\/mobile-apps\/\"><b>Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Area hospitals are currently seeing higher-than-normal volumes of patients with positive cases of respiratory illnesses, including influenza, COVID-19, and other seasonal viruses, according to the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">When implemented, the restrictions will be as follows: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No visitation by anyone who is ill with any respiratory symptoms including coughing, fever, chills, headache, vomiting, sore throat, muscle aches or diarrhea<\/li>\n<li>No visitation by anyone under age 14 even if they have received the seasonal influenza vaccine or receive the appropriate vaccine when it becomes available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Hospitals are asking community members to postpone visiting if they are feeling unwell, especially if experiencing symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, or congestion. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">Visitor restrictions are temporary and will be reviewed regularly, GDAHA said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\">GDAHA is a member-service organization representing 29 hospitals and health systems in the Dayton region. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/membercenter.whio.com\/newsletters\"><b>WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 lofITx body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox 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