Some Charlotte-area hospitals will lift visitor restrictions at 8 a.m. Thursday as flu cases continue to decline in the region. Carolinas HealthCare System and Novant Health have limited visitors under the age of 18 as flu cases spiked since early January. Patients experiencing flu-like symptoms were also asked not to visit patients in the hospital. "The visitor restrictions were necessary to protect our most vulnerable hospitalized patients, but now as we see the number of influenza cases continue to decline we are happy to invite the community back into our facilities," says Dr. Tom Zweng, chief medical officer for Novant Health.
