UW Health SwedishAmerican requires masks, visitor limit as respiratory illness spreads

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — UW Health announced Wednesday that all of its hospitals in northern Illinois will require visitors to wear masks due to the spread of flu and respiratory illnesses.

Additionally, visitors are restricted to two visitors per patient at a time, and they must be 18 years of age or older.

UW Health said the measure is to protect patients, visitors, and staff…

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