coronavirus outbreak, doctors say.Unlike at the beginning of the pandemic, case loads in Canada are relatively low — but with numbers rising in B.C.
and elsewhere, this might be the perfect time to do routine appointments in case things get worse again and doctors have to re-prioritize to focus on the pandemic.“We’ve got a window,” said Dr.
David Price, chair of McMaster University’s Department of Family Medicine and chair of a provincial advisory board on primary care. “Is it going to be six weeks?
Is it going to be three months? None of us really know yet.“If there are things that should be taken care of, now is the time to do so.”Some things should never be ignored or postponed, said Dr.