It’s safe to perform spirometry again, declares Asthma Council
Advice to avoid spirometry has been eased in line with the reduced threat from coronavirus
GPs can safely resume spirometry but should take every patient’s temperature first, to check they are afebrile, says the National Asthma Council Australia.
In late March, the council had urged GPs to stop performing non-essential spirometry, as a measure to protect themselves, staff and other patients from COVID-19 during the “containment phase” of the pandemic.
