The second coronavirus patient identified in British Columbia is a woman in her 50s who has family visiting from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the outbreak.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the patient fell ill a few days ago, and is being kept at home in isolation along with her visiting relatives.
B.C.'s second coronavirus case is considered presumptive, meaning a test at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control came back positive but it still needs to be confirmed at the National Microbiology Lab.The province's first coronavirus patient was identified last week as a man in his 40s who recently returned from a trip to China that included time in Wuhan.
When it comes to determining when patients can be considered healthy and no longer contagious, Henry said officials are following the protocols recommended by the World Health Organization. That means waiting until people stop exhibiting symptoms, and testing nasal swabs for the virus two times 24 hours apart.
Dr. Henry said the health emergency is still "very much focused on China," which is making a massive effort to contain the disease.
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