SocietyPortuguese hospital allows pets to visit patients in wards: a paradigm shift?

Hospitals in northern and central Europe keep pets out. São João uses a flexible approach that balances the benefits of visits with safety, and has reported no infections so far. A doctor who helped draft the rules says there is excessive fear.

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