A Toronto city councillor is in self-isolation at home after coming into direct contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday in a statement. Toronto Public Health has reported 17 positive cases of the novel coronavirus as of Monday. Sign Up NowThree other people in Toronto were confirmed to have been ill with the virus but have since recovered, the health agency reported Monday. COVID-19 has not been transmitted locally, Toronto Public Health officials say, but “given the global circumstances” they are preparing for that possibility, according to the public health website. The public health agency asks anyone who has had close contact with a person who is ill with the virus to self-isolate and to contact them at 416-338-7600.

Source: thestar March 09, 2020 20:50 UTC