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The case for relaxing no-visitor policies in hospitals during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Laveena Munshi, Gerald Evans and Fahad Razak
CMAJ January 25, 2021 193 (4) E135-E137; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202636
Laveena Munshi
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Munshi), Sinai Health System and University Health Network, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Munshi, Razak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (Munshi, Evans, Razak); Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine (Evans), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Razak), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Gerald Evans
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Munshi), Sinai Health System and University Health Network, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Munshi, Razak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (Munshi, Evans, Razak); Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine (Evans), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Razak), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Fahad Razak
Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine (Munshi), Sinai Health System and University Health Network, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Munshi, Razak), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (Munshi, Evans, Razak); Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine (Evans), Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health; Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine (Razak), University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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