Julia Nardi and her family tried to spend as many hours as they could in hospital with her father before the strict no- visitor policies due to COVID-19. (Submitted by Julia Nardi)The facilities ban visitors, except under rare circumstances; for palliative patients, an exception is made once that person is assessed as '"imminently dying." The Nardi family before father Sam's health problems. Looking ahead to a patient's final days or hours, Myers said the definition of "imminently dying" isn't exact and may vary depending on the institution. The Nardi family, years earlier, during happier times.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 21:00 UTC