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MSMS: Extended Stay-Home Order Wise Move at this Time
The following is a public statement from Mohammed Arsiwala, MD, president of the Michigan State Medical Society, on Governor Whitmer’s extension of Michigan’s stay-home order through April 30.
“Extension of Governor Whitmer’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order through the end of April is the wise thing to do at this time. Physicians and their health care colleagues are still in the middle of the battle to treat patients suffering from COVID-19 across Michigan. While the work in and around Detroit is intense, we are starting to see signs of improvement, and the stay-home order and peoples’ cooperation with it has allowed other areas of Michigan with fewer known cases to prepare and ready supplies and facilities should they be needed.
“This cannot and will not go on forever. We continue to work to put the needs of patients first while supporting physicians in protecting their personal health and the financial health of the many medical practices that have been shuttered during this time.”