From the US epicenter of the Covid-19, things remained calmer today, mostly due to the fact that many of my patients cancelled their medical appointments due to concerns of exposure to Covid-19. Also we have set up a separate Respiratory Illness Clinic in a different site and sent patients there that needed evaluation and possible testing for Covid-19. Anyone else with mild respiratory symptoms was advised to stay home. That really decimated my schedule! I did have some intrepid patients, so I had plenty of luxurious time with them. Add to that the near empty streets downtown and the lightest traffic I have seen in years, I realized that our mayor's and health department's advice to do "social distancing" might just work. I personally felt much less exposed to the virus. Avoiding crowds, keeping 3 feet away when talking with people, and washing hands is the old fashioned way of protecting from disease spread, and I hope it works to slow down the spread.
March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
March 5, 2020
From the US epicenter of the Covid-19, things remained calmer today, mostly due to the fact that many of my patients cancelled their medical appointments due to concerns of exposure to Covid-19. Also we have set up a separate Respiratory Illness Clinic in a different site and sent patients there that needed evaluation and possible testing for Covid-19. Anyone else with mild respiratory symptoms was advised to stay home. That really decimated my schedule! I did have some intrepid patients, so I had plenty of luxurious time with them. Add to that the near empty streets downtown and the lightest traffic I have seen in years, I realized that our mayor's and health department's advice to do "social distancing" might just work. I personally felt much less exposed to the virus. Avoiding crowds, keeping 3 feet away when talking with people, and washing hands is the old fashioned way of protecting from disease spread, and I hope it works to slow down the spread.