A good few threads on here have been saying the NHS won’t admit people for suspect COVID-19 until their lips are turning blue. Is this true?
If so, this quote on who to test as priority in Germany is particularly concerning:
“The other target should be patients in the first week of symptoms, especially elderly patients who tend to come to hospital too late at the moment – when their lips are already blue and they need intubation.”
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Is the NHS leaving treatment far too late?
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Lumene · 26/04/2020 23:55
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