The Ontario government said the number of potential coronavirus cases dropped to 11 from the 19 it had announced on Monday as tests came back negative for patients in isolation at hospitals or in their homes. One of the cases ruled out was at the Niagara Health system hospital in St. Catharines. The hotline is also open to members of the general public with questions about the new variant of coronavirus and is intended to keep Toronto public health’s other lines free for other health concerns. Sign Up NowOutside China, health officials are aiming to limit the virus to people who contracted it in China, and to prevent it spreading from person-to-person. The United States said Tuesday that it will expand screening of incoming passengers from China to 20 airports, up from five.

Source: thestar January 28, 2020 23:48 UTC