Is this true? If your child gets it they get taken off without you?

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It's doing the rounds on Facebook and wondered if it was just to scaremonger?

Children are still allowed visitors in our hospital. No visitors at all now though for adults, which is the sensible thing to do.

By visitors I mean one parent or carer can stay with them.

'Taken away in a van' was a dead giveaway!

First hand experience - you can be with your child

Thanks to everyone who has confirmed this isn't true. This sent my anxiety rocketing when I saw it on Facebook earlier (am usually a bit savvier about what I believe on the internet, when thinking rationally!)

I really wish people wouldn't share stuff like this

Boy oh boy does the first reply authoritatively stating it as fact look stupid now. So much garbage being touted as gospel on here the last few days.

No it's not true. One parent can stay.

Adults - we can't allow visitors but if your loved one is dying then it's likely some visits will be facilitated if the risks can be managed. And if visitors can't be done the. nobody is going to die alone. The staff in those areas will be with them. That's what they are there for, to care whatever it takes

Our local hospital has just circulated this on FB with a post saying this is not true for them and one parent will always be allowed with a child. And that they're not happy at all about people scaring parents like this.

Yes, our hospital has emphasised parents MUST bring sick kids in. They are worried people are waiting at home too long with feverish kids. Mostly not COVID but people think they shouldn't come in.

Adult ICU is the only place where no one at all is allowed. Paediatrics one parent, no swapping. Adults elsewhere they will do their best to facilitate contact if recovery is not expected. Managing risk is important but they are not inhumane.

The point of these posts is scaremongering. Perhaps it could he seen as a good thing in that it may make a few of the more irresponsible people take a second to really think about what they are doing - the reality though (I suspect) is that those who don't care don't care and those who do care will be scared even more than they already are.

Remember to use fact checkers and apply common sense - I know this isn't always easy. Whatever you read try to take a step back and think how realistic it is.