Thoughts of an Emergency Room Physician
The current recommended protocol which may change is: if the patient has flu like symptoms and exposed to a patient who has tested positive or traveled from endemic country they will likely be asked to go home and self-quarantine x…
Covid-19 Advice
I use the CDC for advice on Covid-19.  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html Of course, these are the folks who screwed up the testing. By the way, the test is only done via the Metropolitan Health District and they will only do it on…
CDC Travelers’ Health ​Update
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Travel: Because of the novel (new) coronavirus outbreak, CDC recommends that travelers avoid travel to mainland China, South Korea, and reconsider cruise ship travel to or within Asia. The recommendation to avoid travel to China applies only to mainland China and does not…
CDC Travelers’ Health Update: Coronavirus Disease 2019
Travel: Because of the novel (new) coronavirus outbreak, CDC recommends that travelers avoid travel to mainland China, South Korea, and reconsider cruise ship travel to or within Asia. The recommendation to avoid travel to China applies only to mainland China and does not include Hong Kong,…