UNC Health will implement temporary visitor restrictions due to the rising cases of flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses across North Carolina.
It will take effect at 7 a.m. Monday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, UNC Health Rex in Raleigh and Holly Springs, UNC Health Chatham in Siler City, and UNC Health Johnston in Clayton and Smithfield.
The restrictions will prohibit visitors 11 years old and younger from all hospital inpatient areas and waiting areas. Those who are older than 11 with respiratory symptoms are not allowed in inpatient areas and waiting areas…