CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – Central Virginia hospitals are responding to an ongoing influx of emergency visits for flu and other respiratory viruses, some with new rules around masking.
While the specifics vary from hospital to hospital, health centers say they all have the same goal: slowing the spread, easing the pressure on emergency rooms, and keeping the community safe.
“What’s driving this is just the severity of our ongoing flu season,” said Eric Swensen, Public Information Officer with the University of Virginia’s Health System. “I think we have definitely seen, especially over the past three weeks or so, a definite surge.”…