Masks are required for sufferers and guests at Main Line Health amenities, officers introduced. The masking requirement begins on Thursday, Jan. 4 and can final for no less than two weeks.

If you overlook to carry a masks with you, masks shall be obtainable at every facility.

You shall be requested to put on a masks within the following places:

• Lankenau Medical Center
• Bryn Mawr Hospital
• Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital
• Paoli Hospital
• Riddle Hospital
• Mirmont Treatment Center inpatient and outpatient places
• Main Line Health Concordville
• Main Line Health King of Prussia
• Main Line Health Exton Square
• Main Line Health Broomall
• Main Line Health Newtown Square
• Main Line Health Collegeville
• All Main Line HealthCare places

As of Wednesday, Jan. 3, Main Line Health is the one well being system in our area with a renewed masks requirement.

This new push for mask-wearing comes as many are heading again to work and college after the vacation season and are bringing a surge of winter diseases with them.

It is fairly frequent to see a spike this time of 12 months after vacation gatherings made it simple to cross germs round.

From COVID, Flu and RSV infections are up throughout a lot of the nation and in our space. The newest information from the CDC reveals greater than 30 states are seeing excessive or very excessive flu exercise.

Despite the an infection surge, the CDC says that solely 18% of Americans have gotten the most recent COVID booster whereas lower than half of adults have gotten their flu photographs.

ChristianaCare and Tower Health are additionally urging all sufferers and guests to put on masks. Officials with every supplier say that mask-wearing isn’t required, however strongly inspired.