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AMA urging Tasmanians to not put off GP visits amid COVID-19
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The Tasmanian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) is urging Tasmanians to not neglect their overall health amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Jerome Muir-Wilson, GP at the Launceston Medical Centre and AMA member, says heart attacks, cancer, and chronic diseases don’t take a holiday for COVID-19. Listen as Dr Muir-Wilson joins Aaron Stevens to discuss why it’s important to not put off visits to the doctor. Dr Muir-Wilson also comments on the report into the North West outbreak, and why health care workers seem to soldier-on when unwell.