{"id":59814,"date":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59814\/lau-launches-free-coronavirus-virtual-clinic"},"modified":"2023-08-30T04:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T04:30:39","slug":"lau-launches-free-coronavirus-virtual-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59814\/lau-launches-free-coronavirus-virtual-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"LAU Launches Free Coronavirus Virtual Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"In an effort to safeguard patients&#8217; health and minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/724\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese American University<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/46460 target=\"_new\">Lebanese American University Medical Center Rizk Hospital<\/a> have launched a free-of-charge Coronavirus Telecare clinic administered and run by physicians under the supervision of the Division of Infectious Disease.<br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627&#8221;&#8221; (LAU Coronavirus Telecare). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/laucovid19?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#laucovid19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q6isfZPbIx\">https:\/\/t.co\/q6isfZPbIx<\/a><\/p>\u2014 LAU (@LebAmUniv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LebAmUniv\/status\/1250037146452402179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  This virtual clinic will run throughout the pandemic and will be phased out as the public health emergency subsides. The clinic will effectively put patients in contact with doctors <b>free of charge<\/b> in order for them to ask questions or seek help relating to COVID-19. This is particularly useful considering the fact that many people feel as though they have contracted the virus, but do not want to risk being exposed at a hospital. <br \/>  <br \/>  They have also prepared a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions related to the pandemic. 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