St. Joseph’s Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre are implementing changes to visitor policies in response to the presence of the Omicron variant in the community and a surge of COVID-19 cases.On Wednesday, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported its highest-ever daily case count since the onset of the pandemic, with 228 cases.That afternoon, St.
Joseph’s Health Care London announced changes to its visitor policy.The first change came into effect on Dec. 15. It requires general visitors aged five and older wishing to visit indoors with residents and veteran populations at Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, or within the Veterans Care Program at Parkwood Institute to show proof of vaccination.