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Situation in emergencies: “We cannot keep society hostage to the health system”
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Situation in emergencies: “We cannot keep society hostage to the health system”

Relaxation of sanitary measures would be necessary in Quebec, even if the situation in hospitals is far from ideal, according to Dr. Laurie Robichaud, Vice-president of the Association of specialists in emergency medicine of Quebec. “At some point, you're going to have to find a balance so that the rest of life can continue to function. We cannot keep the rest of society closed hostage to the health system while waiting for things to improve, when we know that it will probably be a very long time before the situation gets better,” he said. she explained at the microphone of Philippe-Vincent Foisy on QUB radio. The one who is also an emergency physician at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal argued that the unpredictability of COVID-19 s...