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Flu cases increasing: Visitation restrictions throughout Beaumont

For the safety of patients and staff, vsitation restrictions are now in place at all of Beaumont Health's eight hospitals.

All Beaumont Health hospitals are experiencing high volumes of patients with respiratory viral illnesses, predominantly influenza.

As a result, visitation restrictions are now in place at Beaumont's eight hospitals. For the safety of our patients and staff: Visitation by children younger than 13 years of age is limited to extraordinary circumstances, such as severe illness of a parent or sibling, or end-of-life situations.

In addition, Beaumont's Infection Prevention and Epidemiology team strongly urges getting a flu shot. Friends and family of patients should avoid visiting our hospital campuses if they have cold or flu symptoms, such as:
* fever
* sore throat
* cough
* runny/stuffy nose
* muscle aches
* chills
* fatigue
* a weak or compromised immune system

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