The person who was taken from a WestJet flight at Winnipeg's airport and sent to hospital Thursday does not have coronavirus, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday morning. "It's not a coronoavirus case," Premier Brian Pallister said in response to questions at a news conference. As concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus continue to grow, health officials are keeping a close eye on the situation and working closely with agencies like the Winnipeg Airports Authority, he said. (Shannon VanRaes/Reuters)Provincial officials were at the airport two weeks ago "preparing for any type of scenarios," he said. A paramedic helps escort a passenger off a WestJet flight that landed in Winnipeg on Thursday afternoon.

Source: CBC News February 28, 2020 17:22 UTC