North Tees hospital visits suspended due to Covid rise
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A hospital has suspended visits in all but "exceptional circumstances" amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in the area.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust said it was a "difficult decision to suspend routine visiting" to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton.
The situation will be "reviewed constantly", a spokesman said.
Relatives are asked to contact the relevant wards to "discuss individual circumstances".
The spokesman said: "We ask everyone in our community to continue to do their bit in the fight against Covid-19 by having the vaccine and booster, which is safe and effective, wearing masks when required, practising social distancing and washing their hands thoroughly and often."
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We will be reviewing the situation constantly over the Bank Holiday weekend.