Australian State Hospital Visiting Rules Eased to Allow Families to Visit Dying Loved Ones

Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr Kevin Maruno and medical team take a suspected COVID-19 patient in to the isolation ward in the Red zone of the Emergency Department at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on June 4, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Visiting rules for hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) have been relaxed to allow the families to see loved ones who are seriously ill, dying, or giving birth.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the changes, saying there was a “fine balance” between being cautious in the high-risk settings in hospitals and allowing people to visit.