Coronavirus
UofT is proud to feature Dr. Elaine Chin as one of our esteemed alumni, and her incredible efforts through the early stages of the pandemic to secure PPE, support front-line workers and fund critical research has really resonated with our Temerty Medicine community.
Bulletin #6 Covid-19: Securing in Place. We are finally ‘here’ on March 17th and the world has changed dramatically since I started these Bulletins on January 27th when the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in Toronto.
Bulleting #5 Covid-19: It’s Last Call for Travel. Each of you will need to make risk/benefit decisions that are correct for your family. Certainly, the guidance from all public health departments here in Canada and in the U.S. is to cease all “unnecessary travel.” As Dr. Fauci from NHI said, “I certainly won’t be travelling for leisure reasons.” I concur.
As Covid-19 begins this week to impact the stock market, universities and quite simply day to day travel which we take for granted, Dr. Elaine Chin will try to continue to address questions that many of you are asking. Certainly, some answers are clear, but we are now moving into grey zones. Our team will continue to do our best to stay current and remain aggressively innovative to help all of us ‘stay ahead of the curve’.
Covid-19 Bulletin #3: Travel and Personal Protection Devices. Dr. Chin answers frequently asked questions: What should I do about travel? What should I do about masks? What else should be done?
Some epidemiology models are showing that 65% of the population will become infected with Covid-19. Elaine Chin MD shares her updated recommendations for staying healthy in this pandemic environment.