New signs are appearing in the Lismore Base Hospital asking for people's help in reducing the spread of coronavirus through social distancing.

Visitors to the hospital will be limited to two (2) per patient.

They are also asking for people suffering from a fever or a cold and flu-like symptoms to not enter the hospital.

This applies to people who have been over seas in the last fourteen (14) days and those that have been in contact with anyone who has been confirmed with COVID-19 in the last fourteen (14) days.