IPOH: Patients at the Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun here will be allowed only two visitors each during visiting hours, with immediate effect.
State Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said this was part of efforts to curb the spread of influenza A(H1N1) virus.
As the hospital was the designated one for patients in the state who were infected with the virus, increased vigilance must be taken, he said yesterday.
Children under 12 are also barred from entering the hospital wards, he added.
Speaking to reporters after launching the state’s Young Malaysians Movement blood donation campaign, Dr Mah also advised people to avoid crowded places.
The hospital’s visiting hours are from 12.30pm to 2pm and 4.30pm to 7pm on weekdays and 11.30am to 7pm on weekends.
On the condition of the 22-year-old woman who was diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, Dr Mah said she was recovering and would be discharged from the hospital soon.
It was reported that the woman, who returned from Melbourne, Australia, after visiting her brother, was diagnosed with the virus on June 14 and admitted to the hospital the next day.

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