Visitor restrictions are now in place at the Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Those who do have to visit will be screened and that includes staff.
The only point of entry available is the main lobby.
Outpatient appointments are being taken on an urgent basis only.
Staff stress the recent measures are meant to protect patients and staff and minimize the impact on the healthcare system, including the availability of beds, testing, and human resources.
Management are meeting twice daily for briefings with guidance from the provincial government.
Ontario health officials have announced eight new confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the provincial total of active cases to 180.
Numbers released on Ontario’s website on Tuesday morning show that five of the new cases are from Hamilton, two are from Middlesex-London region and one is from York Region.
All patients are listed as self-isolating.
