Telehealth is the future of healthcare around the world through providing high quality healthcare services at the touch of our phone screens. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, telehealth could be our answer to helping patients who are in isolation. Our telehealth doctors at 13 Doctor have all the information on how telehealth can help us during …
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How does coronavirus compare to past outbreaks?
The current epidemic of COVID-19 is a novel strain of the coronavirus family. Past outbreaks of coronaviruses have included SARS during 2002 and 2003, and MERS in 2012. So how does coronavirus compare to past outbreaks? Each of these viral outbreaks are transferred to humans from many different animal species. The 2009 H1N1 Influenza virus, …
Coronavirus- Who’s the most vulnerable?
There are certain high-risk groups that are more vulnerable when it comes to the latest coronavirus (COVID-19). So Coronavirus- Who’s the most vulnerable? The elderly People over the age of 80 years who contract the virus have a 14.8% chance of dying from the disease. This is according to a large epidemiological study of 72,000 cases in China. …
Coronavirus Factsheet (March 2nd)
What is Coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family or viruses that generally cause mild illness such as the common cold. COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China where is has now caused a large and ongoing outbreak. What is the current status? The World Health Organisation (WHO) …
Coronavirus Mythbusting
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated global headlines, and people are increasingly turning to Google to answer their burning questions. With so much Coronavirus information filtrating our social media feeds, how can we tell what’s true or not? Here is our Coronavirus Mythbusting. The telehealth doctors at 13 Doctor have done some myth busting to …