In virus-hit France the doctor will see you now – virtually

A doctor sits at a desk in a consultation centre dedicated to Covid-19 suspected patients in Tinteniac, western France. Heightened anxiety among patients about the virus, coupled with worries that seeing a doctor in person could expose people to infection, has in France driven a surge in the use of online medical consultations. — AFP

PARIS: The doctor's surgery in Paris where Tura Milo works has closed its door to patients because of the coronavirus but the general practitioner is still doing her consultations, only now by video conference.

"How many days have you had a fever for?" she asked a 31-year-old patient suspected of having the virus. The doctor could see the patient in a window on her computer screen, while the patient filmed himself using a webcam at home.