Canadian public-health officials continue tests of coronavirus despite WHO not yet declaring emergency

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WHO officials said it was too early to take that step because there is no evidence yet of sustained human transmission of the virus outside China

. Cases have now been confirmed in Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan and the United States, but the infected patients had all travelled to Wuhan, a central Chinese city that has effectively been quarantined.A new question has been added to electronic kiosks at the airports, asking passengers if they’ve travelled to Wuhan. If they have, and they’re feeling ill, they will be referred to quarantine officers.

“In our experience during SARS, we scanned millions of people and didn’t pick up a single case,” she said. “At the border, the most critical opportunity is to educate the travelling public so they’ll know what to do when they actually have symptoms," Dr. Tam said. A spokeswoman for Sunnybrook confirmed by e-mail that a suspected case there tested negative for the virus.

 

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As they should!

not to be a cynic... but 25 people? Out of Billions...? Or: The same number of aged who would normally die from a strong wind... ...get a grip with the fear-based propaganda propaganda

Cancel flights to and from China until accurate information come from commies.. I suspect it is big than what was reported out...lockdown of 20million is no joke..

WHO JustinTrudeau please keep testing ! It’s already here for sure . It was reported too long after they knew about it in China !

Ramp up the inspections! Don’t wait for it to be declared emergency. Be proactive!

so no more deep fried koala crisps?

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