New 'presumptive-confirmed’ case of coronavirus identified in British Columbia GlobeBC
The woman was assessed at the hospital and testing for the virus, known as 2019-nCoV, came back positive late Monday night. The woman is now in self-isolation at home and health officials are following up with the visitors, who are conscious of the outbreak and have minimized contact outside of the home, Dr. Henry said.
The case is considered “presumptive-confirmed” because while a test in B.C. did turn up positive, the sample still must be sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for official confirmation.
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