Muddled advice to GPs on coronavirus sparks calls for a national system for disease control
Patients will be at risk of future pandemics unless problems are fixed, claims Dr Nespolon
Confused, fragmented and constantly changing advice issued to GPs dealing with patients with suspected coronavirus has led to fresh demands for a national system for infectious disease outbreaks.
State, territory and federal health agencies have provided conflicting guidance on SARS-Cov-2 (formerly 2019-nCov) ranging from whether patients should be tested in GP clinics to what protective equipment doctors require when taking swabs.
