Vermont Starting to Ease Visits With Seniors

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced on Wednesday that the state is starting to relax restrictions on visiting people in hospitals and seniors in long-term care communities, reports the Associated Press . Long-term care communities are initially required to hold visits outdoors and include no more than two visitors per day for each resident. One of the first restrictions instituted in March was banning visitors to senior care communities. If COVID-19 cases remain low, Scott said the restrictions will be further eased in the weeks ahead. Vermont reported on Wednesday that there were no new positive cases of the coronavirus, leaving the statewide total since the pandemic began at 1,130. The state has not seen a COVID-19 death since late May, with total fatalities holding at 55.