"We still don't have much community transmission in Canada," McGeer said, so the risk of getting COVID-19 is still relatively low. She doesn't think people need to worry too much about travelling within Canada right now — but that may change as the case numbers rise. Health Canada has not issued any advisories against travel to the U.S. It's important remember that the majority of people who get COVID-19 will only have mild to moderate symptoms, health experts say. Globally, "we have some descriptions of circumstances in which people who were asymptomatic appear to have passed on the virus," McGeer said.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2020 22:13 UTC