Hospitals and health facilities in certain states are requiring or recommending that their employees, patients, and visitors wear face masks this winter as the flu and RSV spread.
The mandates have so far impacted hospitals in New York, New Jersey, and California to various extents, according to a report from Newsweek published last month.
The outlet noted that RWJBarnabas Health, the largest hospital system in New Jersey, now has mask requirements or recommendations for their facilities.
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Masking is required for “all patients who present with respiratory symptoms, as well as all staff members and providers caring for them,” in outpatient and medical group facilities for RJWBarnabas Health, according to a release from the network.
All visitors to the hospitals are asked to “wear an appropriate
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