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Suicide & Coronavirus — California Doctor Calls for End to Lockdown due Unprecedented Spike in Suicide Attempts | National Review

The doctor in charge of a Bay Area, Calif. trauma center said the state should end its lockdown orders after an unprecedented spike in suicide attempts amid the coronavirus pandemic.

We ve never seen numbers like this, in such a short period of time, Dr. Mike deBoisblanc, head of trauma at John Muir Medical Center, told local station ABC7. I mean, we ve seen a year s worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks. He added that he thinks it s time to end the state shutdown.

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