A former vice-president of the Australian Medical Association says medical department heads are going to Bunnings Warehouse for protective gear due to coronavirus.
"There's absolutely no doubt that protective gear is vital for the delivery of safe care to patients with COVID-19 disease," Dr Morgan said.
@QandA: Is the government to blame for the docking of Ruby Princess? Is it fair to investigate the cruiseliner? #QandA "To just ask the cruise company 'do you have anybody with COVID-19?' 'No, we don't.' 'Right you are, off you come.' [Allowing] 2,000 people into Sydney is just gobsmacking negligence.
Dr Morgan gave an account of what COVID-19 does to patients, prompting Macdonald to opine it"can be a very lonely death"."They can't breathe. Every breath they take is increasingly difficult. "So people's hearts don't work properly. Their blood pressure doesn't stay up. Their kidneys don't work properly.
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