Covid19 update march 10, 2020.
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Testing is only limited to people meeting strict guidelines. People with severe symptoms are directed to go a screening center which are located at Trillium Hospital and Osler Hospital in Bramptom.
The health department strategy is to not issue protective gear to doctors in offices and walk in clinics, and no testing kits.
Out of country Travellers are now asked to self quarantine for 14 days. This is catching many of our physicians and staff in a position where we cannot run offices. We will continue to deal with urgent health care needs and provide phone support as much as we can.
People with respiratory illness are asked to not attend office and clinic setting where regular care is taking place.
Covid19 is a more severe form of the common cold and most healthy people recover. Current strategy is to limit spread.
A perspective for context.
Each day 7452 people pass away in the USA
Heart disease and cancer account for about 48 percent
Accidents account for another 500 a day of which 110 are gun deaths.
Chronic lung diseases account for another 500 and stroke almost the same
There are about 250,000 new cases of the various flu strains DAILY
8200 people passed away from complications of the flu in the USA, but many had other conditions.