The woman became ill after hosting visitors from Wuhan and was treated and tested in hospital and then released, Henry said. In an interview before the fifth case was confirmed Tuesday, Gardam warned that the worst could still be to come here. Until and unless the outbreak is contained in China and the spread of the virus slows, the risk of a global pandemic remains. It has already spread from China to countries in the developing world without robust systems of public health. If any one of those becomes its own hub of infection, the virus may spread, out of control, around the world.

Source: National Post February 05, 2020 04:30 UTC