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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Sat Jul 11, 2020, 08:56 AM Jul 2020

Doctor at Albuquerque's Heart Hospital tests positive for coronavirus.

I have an appointment there this coming Thursday.

The Department of Health says a doctor at Lovelace’s Heart Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19, now more than 100 patients will need to be tested. The state starting investigating last Sunday. In a DOH statement, it states the doctor in his 50s is currently in intensive care. Three employees have since tested positive.

The state says Lovelace has reached out to just over 100 patients who may have been at risk for exposure and provided guidance for quarantine and testing. The hospital has also expanded testing for Heart Institute staff. In a statement, Lovelace says it rapidly responded and that it’s committed to adhering to all state and organizational guidance toward the protection of our patients, visitors, staff and community.

https://www.krqe.com/health/coronavirus-new-mexico/doctor-at-lovelace-heart-hospital-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

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Doctor at Albuquerque's Heart Hospital tests positive for coronavirus. (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jul 2020 OP

If those 100 patients came down with symptoms, at140 Jul 2020 #1

Might be too soon? Then there's the ones with no symptoms who might be positive soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

Sweden's experience with covid-19 at140 Jul 2020 #3

at140

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1. If those 100 patients came down with symptoms,

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:00 AM

Jul 2020

you would think they would contact the doctor by now.

soothsayer

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2. Might be too soon? Then there's the ones with no symptoms who might be positive

Reply to at140 (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:09 AM

Jul 2020

at140

(6,110 posts)

3. Sweden's experience with covid-19

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:27 AM

Jul 2020

If Sweden stops at about 5,000 or 6,000 deaths, we will know that they’ve reached herd immunity, and we didn’t need to do any kind of lockdown. My own feeling is that it will probably stop because of herd immunity. COVID is serious, it’s at least a serious flu. But it’s not going to destroy humanity as people thought.

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