Several doctors in Edmonton are speaking up about patients who are putting others at risk by not being honest about their potential COVID-19 symptoms or travel history.
In the past week, she has seen up to five patients per day who she said were not telling the truth. Her staff screens patients first over the phone, then again at reception.
There is also a sign on the door of the clinic warning patients not to enter if they have respiratory symptoms or if they have recently travelled outside of Canada.
One patient denied having symptoms three times. “So this of course had exposed the waiting room and put the clinic and myself at an unnecessary risk.” She said she feels the motivation is fear, and she has heard of patients who exaggerated