BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) —- With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the state, local hospitals are taking action by putting new visitation measures in place ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
As nurses and doctors face a new surge of COVID-19 cases, medical professionals are restricting the number of visitors in hospitals.
Only one visitor will be allowed per patient and they must not test positive for COIVID-19.
They also have to wear a mask for their entire stay.
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