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Think You've Got COVID-19? Here's What Doctors Say About When To Seek Help

Many people can ride the disease out at home, but doctors are getting a better idea of who should seek medical attention and when.

The new coronavirus is killing hundreds each day and swamping hospitals around the world. But catching the disease does not mean you will end up in the ICU.

"There are many patients that are fine and that are at home," says Michelle Ng Gong, the chief of critical care medicine at the Montefiore Health System in New York City. Those who don't need a hospital make up "I would dare say, in fact, the vast majority of people," she says.

Doctors like Gong are seeing many dozens of patients walk through their doors

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