has its first presumptively confirmed case of coronavirusA Toronto man is first Canadian to contract the novel coronavirus and his wife is presumed to be the secondHealth officials in Ontario are investigating 11 other people suspected, but not confirmed, to have the virus. 106 people in China have died — most in and around Wuhan — from the novel coronavirus and the total number of confirmed cases has nearly doubled since Monday, from 2,835 to 4,515. The man is doing well at home and no members of his family have shown any symptoms as they are being monitored by health officials, Henry added. “Given the history of travel and the contact that this person had in Wuhan city, and they were showing symptoms, we are confident that this is truly a case of this novel coronavirus,” she said. Follow along below for live updates on the coronavirus outbreak from around the world and Canada:Read more about the Wuhan coronavirus:Damned if you, damned if you don’t: How well have we responded to the coronavirus threat?

Source: National Post January 28, 2020 15:18 UTC