Hospital visitors will be asked to wear a face covering by NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Anyone visiting hospitals will be asked to wear a face covering from Monday, June 29.Following updated guidance from the World Health Organisation and the Scottish Government, NHS Ayrshire and Arran have announced they will ask everyone, including those attending appointments, to cover their face.Those who have contracted Covid-19 can pass the infection onto others before they develop symptoms, at the ‘pre-symptomatic’ stage, or in the absence of any symptoms at all, known as ‘asymptomatic’.By wearing a face covering this reduces the risk of transmitting the infection to others.Professor Hazel Borland, Nurse Director, explains: “Anyone visiting our hospitals will notice that staff in clinical areas – for example, wards or outpatient