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Michigan State Medical Society, Physicians Support Gov. Whitmer’s Order Asking All Michiganders to Stay Home to Limit Spread of COVID-19
The following is a public statement from Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) President Mohammed A. Arsiwala, MD, LCDR, US Navy, MC, backing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s call for all Michigan residents to stay at home in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 virus.
“As Michigan’s physician community, on the front lines of caring for those infected by the COVID-19 virus and working to limit the spread of the virus to others, we cannot urge strongly enough that every Michigan resident take this situation seriously and stay home to protect both themselves, their families and their neighbors.
“Supplies are scarce. Testing kits are limited. COVID-19 is highly contagious and cases in Michigan and around the country are rising. Staying home helps Michigan physicians and our health care system better fight back.
“We are grateful for – and support – Governor Whitmer’s executive order today asking all Michigan residents to stay at home, in an effort to flatten the curve. This is the most important thing we can all do to protect the most vulnerable in our community. It is also the most important thing we can all do to return our lives to what we remember and miss.”