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'A Lot Of Doctors Are Scared' As Case Numbers Increase And Supplies Run Short
Face masks, in short supply across the U.S., are passed out before testing patients for COVID-19 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
As testing remains limited, it’s hard even for doctors to know whether they’ve been exposed to the illness. Many ER doctors have been isolating themselves from loved ones. Mark Futernick, an ER physician told us:
“They just don’t want to take any chances at all. They’re renting motels, they’re living in the garage. They’re too afraid to see their families at all.”
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