“Doctors at Johns Hopkins University are cautioning that your hospital could become a “disease amplifier.” If you don’t have coronavirus before you go into the hospital, the risk is you’ll get it while you’re there.”
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Yup, Italy provided a “Coming Attractions” reel on that account. Pray you don’t break a leg or need an urgent operation of any sort, e.g. have appendix removed.
On March 3, an Uber driver walked into St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Queens, New York's emergency room unknowingly infected.
He complained of flu-like symptoms, but the staff sent him home. He returned sicker a few hours later.
By the time he was put in isolation, up to 40 doctors, nurses and other staff had contact with him and are now being monitored.
Worse, the incident exposed numerous patients and hospital visitors to the virus.