Some Iowa hospitals return to mask mandates as flu cases rise

Flu cases across Iowa are still rising and it’s prompting some hospitals to reinstate a policy from the pandemic era. Clint Hawthorne, medical director for UnityPoint’s emergency departments in Des Moines, says they’ve started requiring staff members to wear masks. Hawthorne says, “Even if a patient doesn’t have respiratory symptoms, they are there for their […]

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