The Sarawak Health Department yesterday affirmed that hospitals in the state have to follow the Health Ministry's latest guidelines on caregivers, which says that anyone who meets the specified criteria is to be allowed to take care of patients.

This comes after complaints went viral on social media that caregivers at Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching and Sibu Hospital were not allowed to rotate with other family members.

The restriction was said to have posed many difficulties and health risks to....