I was surprised that in the local press conference they did say something about how to seek treatment if you are feeling sick. It would seem to me that if you have one or more of the symptoms that you should call in (your doctor, the clinic, the ER, 911) and explain your symptoms. If the doctor is suspicious that it might be the virus, then have certain areas to go to with folks that are prepared to deal with it.
That’s what I would do. Don’t just show up at the clinic and sign in, talk with the person at the front desk, sit in the waiting room, and then mention to the doctor your symptoms describing the virus.
Of course, you might end up with everybody with the sniffles calling 911. (BTW - the sniffles, running nose, etc. have not been (or rarely) been a symptom of Covid-19)
A week ago, I read a story about a guy in Florida. He had a cheap insurance plan. And he wanted to get tested for CV. Ended up not getting tested for CV and got a $3800 bill. I think he tested positive for the flu. But they put him in a room and had full protective gear dealing with him.
There were holes in the story, like were his symptoms bad enough he needed to be admitted? Or did they do that as a precaution?
Insurance was trying to treat it as a pre-existing condition. I doubt that will fly if he contests it. Unless he bought the insurance in the last week.
There were too many questions, so I didn’t post the article.
But you’re right. They need to figure out how to get people tested without exposing others, and without discouraging people from going to the doctor.
I wonder how other countries are doing it?