Call This Hotline for Coronavirus Questions Instead of 911
by Lisa Rowan on Vitals, shared by Lisa Rowan to Life from Lifehacker on (#51BPB)
Emergency dispatchers are overwhelmed with calls right now. Between coronavirus patients and a variety of "regular" emergencies, call volumes are breaking records. New York City, for instance, reported receiving 6,500 medical emergency calls in a single day-the highest since 2001.