Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.NHS Forth Valley has confirmed that visiting across its hospital sites in the region has been put on hold as it grapples with "rising levels" of Covid-19.The move comes into effect from tomorrow (Thursday) and will apply to all non-essential visits, with exceptions also given for arrangements to support pregnant women and children.In preparing for the move, ward staff have been contacting relatives and loved ones who had been designated as visitors to advise them of the changes and of the new arrangements being put in place.It comes in the wake of a warning in the Observer earlier this week from the health board's medical director, who warned that it.