(KLZA)--The Community Medical Center in Falls City is expanding visitor restrictions to minimize the spread of respiratory illness including coronavirus.

Visitors are limited to one healthy immediate family member or caregiver per day. Visitations will not be allowed by children under the age of 18 or by anyone that is ill or having respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, fever, chills or runny nose.

Special circumstances for exceptions to the visitation policy may be considered as appropriate. Community Medical Center will facilitate electronic, telephone and video communications with patients who are able. Ministerial visits by healthy members of the hospital's clergy program do not count as visitors under these restrictions.