The visiting hours at the nation’s hospitals will return to normal from Monday, November 7th, 2022. That means relatives will be able to visit their loved ones twice a day.
The MoH advised however that during these visits, a maximum of two (2) visitors will be allowed at the bedside at any given time.
The visiting hours will be standardized as follows:
Morning visitation: – 11:00am to 12:00 midday
Afternoon visitation: – 4:00 pm to 6:00pm
This will apply daily, inclusive of weekends and public holidays.
An exception will be made at the Port of Spain General Hospital, which will only accommodate a single 11:00 am to 12:00 midday visit at this time. This is due to the ongoing levelling exercise, which has recommenced and continues from 1:00 pm daily at that institution.
According to a statement from the MoH:
“If relatives require variances to this schedule, the nurse/doctor in charge of the patients’ care should be approached with the request. These requests will be accommodated on a case-by-case basis and the discretionary power rests with the attending physician/nurse.
It must be noted that Public Health [2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019 nCoV)] (No 9) Regulations 2022 remains in force. As such the wearing of masks remains mandatory at all health facilities:-
No person shall, without reasonable excuse, be at –
(a) private hospital registered under the Private Hospitals Act,
(b) public hospital; or
(c) private or public medical clinic
without wearing a facemask, face shield or face covering in a manner which covers his mouth, nose and chin.”