ER doc says it’s ‘scary’ sending home people with symptoms

By Tri-City News
Dr. Sean Wormsbecker of Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody said hospitals are sending home symptomatic patients without testing them, he’s concerned people won’t follow quarantine direction

Hospitals are likely sending home patients without testing them for COVID-19 even through they appear to have symptoms because only the sickest are getting tested, says an emergency room doctor from Port Moody’s Eagle Ridge Hospital. And that’s a concern for Dr. Sean Wormsbecker, who said he is afraid people won’t take COVID-19 seriously or follow quarantine orders, possibly encouraging the spread of the disease with their actions.…

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• Whistler News

March 30, 2020

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