Two presumptive coronavirus cases in B.C. have been confirmed, bringing the total number in Canada to 7
In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus . The government has made plans to release urgent funds to the research community to study the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-CDC via AP, FileVANCOUVER -- Two more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in British Columbia, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.
The latest coronavirus patients are visitors from China's Hubei province and have been staying with a B.C. woman who was identified as the province's second coronavirus patient early last week. At a press conference on Thursday, B.C.'s chief health officer, Bonnie Henry, dismissed speculation that the B.C. woman could have been infected while her visitors were asymptomatic. She said the suspected source of the infection had been suffering "relatively mild" symptoms and had not sought medical attention.
Health officials continue to stress that the best way to prevent respiratory illnesses is to wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face, cough or sneeze into your elbow sleeve, dispose of tissues properly and stay home if you are sick.
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