Visiting rules for hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) have been relaxed to allow the families to see loved ones who are seriously ill, dying, or giving birth. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the changes, saying there was a “fine balance” between being cautious in the high-risk settings in hospitals and allowing people to visit. “But ultimately we want to make sure that compassion is the major focus as we move through,” Perrottet told reporters on Thursday. “And we want circumstances where we have patients at their end of life, that their carers, their loved ones are there for those obviously very special moments.” The revised guidelines will now be in favour of allowing visits over restricting them if “it is beneficial for the patient’s emotional or physical wellbeing, including for women who are giving birth.” Rules were tightened under restrictions introduced during the Omicron outbreak, causing some families to lose …