The most effective tool to help minimize the impact of the initial spread of this virus has been on the sidelines this whole time. We put ourselves at greater risk by going to hospitals to be evaluated, when we could undergo a pre-screening
1.1 by leveraging telemedicine. However, current regulations in place prohibit the widespread adoption of telemedicine which would help increase the effectiveness of social distancing (flattening the curve) and reducing the patient load in hospitals.