Public health officials were working Sunday to track down some of the passengers of a China Southern Airlines flight to Toronto this week after learning that the patient diagnosed with Canada’s first case of coronavirus showed symptoms on the plane. But Canada’s chief public health officer stressed that the risk of future infection is low, and public health protocols are working. Dr. Theresa Tam said the man in his 50′s, currently in stable condition in a Toronto hospital, showed mild symptoms on the flight from Guangzhou to Toronto earlier this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS People wear masks as a precaution due to the coronavirus outbreak as they arrive at the International terminal at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Saturday. Dr. Theresa TamDespite her concession that future Canadian cases are expected, Tam said the risk of human-to-human contamination is minimal, even for those who may have shared a flight or been in the airport alongside the Toronto patient.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2020 19:41 UTC