As a family doctor, I treat many bad diseases. As the healthcare system focus on #COVID19, the treatment of these other diseases has been put on hold. Unfortunately, these diseases are not waiting until the pandemic is over. While some procedures may be considered "elective"..1/

...patients are suffering from not being able to have them done. We need to start opening up the healthcare system for everyone. If we can& #39;t open the healthcare sector safely, how will we be able to open up anything else? We now have protocols in place to keep COVID pts ...2/

...separate from other pts. We are able to screen every pt coming into the hospital. We now have PPE (if you don& #39;t, many places are donating it). Doctors don& #39;t just save lives, we try to help ease suffering and prevent diseases. We need to get back to it. 3/