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Old 12 March 2020, 04:17 AM   #1558
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Originally Posted by Zakalwe View Post
I am very curious to see how the public reacts in the coming days and weeks. As a primary care physician, my main concern has been that people will inundate us with minor illnesses out of fear of being infected with COVID-19, thus potentially causing more harm through overloading the system than the actual infection itself.

My experience in the last three days has been the opposite; it's been the quietest (note: a relative term) three days at the surgery since last Summer. Anecdotally it appears that people are keeping themselves away from us, presumably to reduce their risk of coming into contact with the virus.

The calm before the storm, perhaps.
Agreed. Seasonal allergies are right around the corner so you might start seeing more numbers once more pollen is in the air.
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