Our hospital here is on lockdown. Only patients can be in the ER or the regular rooms. Family can call them on the phone.
My wife had emergency surgery last week. She was wheeled out of the ER. (I was only allowed in because we were both employees of the hospital system and I promised to be a good boy.) I said goodbye.
I picked her up at the door last Thursday. I could talk to her, but no visitors. The only exception was if she was dying.
It was very hard driving away that night.