People in Gateshead will be able to visit loved ones at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital again from Monday after NHS bosses there announced plans to ease Covid visiting restrictions.
Tight limits on visitors were introduced as the Omicron Covid-19 wave hit in early January - but with cases falling around the region, and the country, hospital execs have decided it's safe to allow the public back into the hospital from February 21.
However, strict rules will remain in place.
