Published 09:52 IST, January 26th 2020
Canada confirms its first 'presumptive' case of deadly coronavirus
Canada has reported its first case of deadly coronavirus that has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from the central city of China, as per reports.
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Cana has reported its first case of dely coronavirus that has been detected in a man who returned to Toronto from central city of China, Wuhan, according to health officials on January 25. Eileen de Villa, he of city's public health ncy, Toronto confirmed at a press conference that y have first presumptive case of vel coronavirus. patient, a man who is in his 50s, has reportedly been mitted to hospital in Toronto, according to Barbara Yaffe, deputy chief medical officer for province of Ontario.
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China ordered nationwide measures
man has been reportedly kept under observation and a laboratory in Winnipeg will test samples to determine if he is actually infected with coronavirus. In a bid to try and stop spre of a new strain of Coronavirus, China has recently ordered nationwide measures that are aimed at identifying and isolating anyone suspected of having dely virus. As death toll and number of those infected skyrocketed, se measures will target passengers travelling on trains, aeroplanes and buses.
China's capital, Beijing has anunced that it will suspend buses that enter and exit city to prevent furr spre of dely virus, Coronavirus according to state media reports on January 25.
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Measures taken to contain virus
authorities have taken this decision in a bid to contain new SARS-like virus that has killed dozens in country. According to reports, "all passenger transport by ro" that moves in and out of Beijing will be suspended from Sunday. dely virus has claimed 56 lives and affected more than 2000 people. outbreak of vel Coronavirus (nCOV) has caused widespre alarm and panic across world. With its epicentre in Chinese city of Wuhan, virus has slowly spre across globe with cases being reported in US, Europe (in France), Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. Thirteen cities, in an effort to contain virus, have issued a travel ban and w officials have reported that Wuhan, which is widely considered as epicentre of virus, will be restricting car traffic from Sunday.
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09:52 IST, January 26th 2020