> Not every doctor exists to respond to an acute respiratory viral infection.
When you disallow elective procedures and everyone else stays away from hospitals for fear of catching the disease, they kinda do.
When you disallow elective procedures and everyone else stays away from hospitals for fear of catching the disease, they kinda do.
But another limiting factor is the facilities with which they work. When I say "not every doctor" I don't just refer to the warm body that went to medical school, I'm talking about the doctor and the facilities they use to perform their duties. A podiatrist's office can't just turn into a COVID ICU overnight, however willing or able that podiatrist may be to lend a helping hand.