Dr. Laswell is used to relying on his medical expertise.“I don’t think a lot of them have primary care doctors and at this point everyone is terrified, wondering what’s going to happen,” she said. “I have patients that want to drop out of school, move to Canada. They’re grateful for any advice, especially coming from a doctor because there’s so much misinformation.”
Dr. Karim, reading news articles nonstop to educate herself on the virus, has done her best to counsel her patients on practical steps to prevent exposure: using credit cards instead of cash, wearing gloves when going outside and carrying personal items in sandwich bags. “I wish I had taken sandwich bags to work and given everyone a sandwich bag,” she said.