As the US experiences one of the worst flu seasons in history, crowded and under-staffed hospitals have begun to turn patients away.
Forty-nine states reported either regional or widespread flu activity last week, excluding Delaware. There have been 70 deaths across the US, according to the CDC.
Thirteen Allina Health hospitals in Minnesota implemented patient restrictions today giving nurses the authority to ask ill visitors to go home if their symptoms are not dire and especially if they are under five years old to prevent the spread of disease.
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