‘It could be any moment’: Sydney GPs fear being forced to close for two weeks
Dr Tim Senior fears the controversial cuts to phone-based telehealth items will be of no help to many of his patients trapped in the lockdown
Dr Tim Senior is concerned that even a single case of COVID-19 could force his clinic to be closed at a moment’s notice.
Sydney’s outbreak stands at 767 cases, with more than 15,000 people having been identified as close contacts and ordered to isolate for 14 days.
More than 70% of cases in the last week have been in the city’s southwest.
“One of the striking things is the number of close contact venues that are general practices and pharmacies,” says Dr Senior, a GP at the Tharawal Aboriginal Medical Service.
