Thread by @dr_lovelee

I was talking to my friend who is a GP yesterday, she was just venting a little about how frustrated she is that people are choosing to miss all the messages from healthcare workers & gov

There’s a lot of information online & even HERE about this virus &how to behave but noooo..

It is impossible to test everyone, also it’s not necessary because most people will NOT require any form of medical treatment besides what they normally do when they have a cold or flu-like symptoms:

Stay home & rest & avoid infecting other people

There is no need to run to private labs for testing. They don’t test everyone. They don’t have capacity.

And you’ll be turned away by most labs as you need to have seen a dr first. Someone needs to receive your results & counsel / reassure / treat those who are infected.

Healthy people
- under 65
- no immune-suppression
- not pregnant

who don’t have serious symptoms
- difficulty breathing / any other sign of major body system compromise

don’t get admitted to hospital. So demanding it won’t change that

There is no specific medicine for covid19

Don’t treat school &working from home as a holiday. This is no time for playdates &lunch dates at restaurants. It defeats the whole purpose of social &physical distancing.

Drove past one restaurant yesterday at 18:00 & it was packed. But people are allegedly scared to catch it🤦🏽‍♀️

There’s no need to wear masks and gloves unless you’re working with /looking after people who are infected.

There’s no need to panic about not having sanitizers unless again you work in as area which has high flow of people & need to disinfect surfaces

who.int/emergencies/di…

So far it has not been shown that the virus is airborne. So there really is no need to be panicking about wearing masks. People are scamming others out there selling all sorts of useless masks and the public is falling for it.

Just look at these paper-towel homemade masks 🤦🏽‍♀️

The message is what we’ve been saying all these years regarding spread of influenza & other respiratory infections & it’s very clear:

-Stay home where possible
-Wash hands frequently
-Look after your health > take extra immune boosting supplements etc.

Finally, a lot more people than can be tested will contract covid19. So panicking unnecessarily isn’t helping the situation.

Healthcare workers are at very high risk to get it. But we’re still going to work.

If you hav a genuine worry then seek medical help. Otherwise stay home

And avoid catching it or passing it on to others.