Donโt visit hospital emergency rooms for COVID-19 test, Michigan health officials urge
Michigan health officials are urging residents to avoid the emergency department at hospitals, outside of a life-threatening situation, to help alleviate pressure on health care systems as COVID continues to surge. That includes needing a COVID-19 test.
Michigan health dept.: Avoid emergency rooms unless situation is life-threatening as COVID overwhelms system
Michigan health officials are urging residents to avoid the emergency department at hospitals, outside of a life-threatening situation, to help alleviate pressure on health care systems as COVID continues to surge.
Fact-check: Are hospitals reporting all deaths as COVID-19 related?
Debunking 4 coronavirus claims spread on social mediaHospitals are counting all deaths as COVID-19 relatedThis is false. FactCheck.org says thereโs no evidence that any state has adopted a policy to classify all deaths, regardless of the individual circumstances, as being related to COVID-19. โIf COVIDโ19 played a role in the death, this condition should be specified on the death certificate. Share it with the Trust Index team for reviewYES: States, countries are revising death tollsSome states and countries have added deaths as COVID-19 related after deciding the victim was โsuspectedโ of having COVID-19. We are focused on ensuring that every New Yorker who died because of COVID-19 gets counted," said Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.