it is really next to impossible to make a hospital (or doctors) germ-free. there are hands. and neck ties. and lab coats. stethoscopes. and you-name-it. that become contaminated and spread to other patients. all patient visitors would have to be screended de-contaminated and gowned/masked before visiting. it would be a nightmare. certainly the medical profession can do better. if we can just get all hosptial personell to carefully wash their hands after each patient that would be a good start.
wearing of masks to be made compulsary for doctors while in hospitals? . mers is a recent case originated from a guy who came from saudi arabia. and then the spreading of this disease now has made many at a risk. why can't the hospitals make this a mandatory requirement that doctor's when examining a patient wear a mask. so that both the patient's and doctors could save their life instead of spreading fro person to person!