As doctors go virtual, pandemic turbocharges telemedicine


Spurred on by fears of contagion in wards and waiting rooms, many health practitioners are replacing face-to-face meetings with patient consultations by telephone and online video apps. — AFP Relaxnews

PARIS: Will visiting the doctor ever be the same again?

In a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic sparked a technological revolution in healthcare systems across the world that might otherwise have taken years.

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