Anyone planning on visiting family or friends who are being cared for in Forth Valley Royal Hospital are being urged to take a lateral flow test before doing so.
It's as the number of coronavirus cases across Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire soar.
However, there is some good news as health bosses have made some changes to visiting numbers and hours.
Most patients will be able have at least one visitor at a time and up to two people for essential visits which includes visits to support people with dementia, learning disabilities and autism.
There will be some flexibility on the timing and duration of visits, wherever possible, and there are no restrictions on time or the number of people providing support for patients receiving end of life care.
Professor Angela Wallace, Director of Nursing, NHS Forth Valley, said: "We know how much patients benefit from seeing friends and family and these arrangements are designed to strike the balance between supporting visits while keeping patients and staff as safe as possible during the ongoing pandemic.
"We will keep these arrangements under review and hope to extend them further as soon as we can.
"In the meantime, I would like to thank local families for their ongoing patience and support as we work towards reinstating our previous visiting arrangements."
