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  • Published on: 18 January 2021
    I’ve got a few questions.,..,,
    • Mark Fay, Film/Television Production None

    Tell me now, what would the Doctors and staff do in this situation if there wasn’t a supposed Covid diagnosis?
    What is SOP ?
    Why couldn’t they just follow that procedure with any and all PPE precautions?
    I wouldn’t think they would just throw someone in that condition into a room full of equally suffering patients ?

    Do they?

    Somebody please explain this to me in Layman’s terms.

    If these questions were already answered in the article then let me know, and I’ll do a closer read, but until then.....

    Thank You

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