Chinese Coronavirus

• Passenger on Air Canada flight to Vancouver is not a new case of COVID-19: B.C. officials

  The airline says it was advised by health authorities on Saturday about the passenger, who flew into Vancouver on Feb. 14.

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  Feb 23, 2020
  
• COVID-19 infects 234 people in 2 Chinese prisons, top officials fired

  The infections found in the two jails made up most of the 258 newly confirmed cases outside the central province of Hubei, the epicentre of the virus.

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  Feb 21, 2020
  
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• COVID-19: Here’s what you should know about the efforts to contain the new disease

  Continuing questions about the new virus are complicating health authorities' efforts to curtail its spread around the world

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  Feb 15, 2020
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• Italy confirms first 2 cases of coronavirus: prime minister

  Two Chinese tourists who were visiting Italy had contracted the virus, said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. Checks were being made to reconstruct the path of the two people to avoid further risks.

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  Jan 30, 2020
• B.C. coronavirus case now confirmed after lab tests come back positive: health officer

  Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the test results came back Wednesday for the man in his 40s, who remains in isolation at home.

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  Jan 29, 2020
• Thousands turn out for Vancouver Lunar New Year parade despite coronavirus concerns

  The parade, which was celebrating its 47th year in Vancouver, nearly didn't happen as the coronavirus continues to spread and the death toll in China rises.

  Jan 26, 2020
• Lunar New Year events cancelled in B.C. over concerns of Wuhan coronavirus spread

  Events at Semiahmoo Mall in South Surrey and the Christian Life Assembly church in Langley were cancelled over concerns of the coronavirus.

  Jan 25, 2020
• ‘There’s no hope to get out’: B.C. woman’s daughter trapped in Wuhan due to coronavirus

  While her daughter is healthy so far, Lily Liu is growing increasingly anxious as she watches the virus spread and claim more people.

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  Jan 25, 2020
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• Quebec rules out coronavirus in patients under observation

  All patients being tested for coronavirus in Quebec have tested negative.

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  Jan 24, 2020
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• China’s coronavirus death toll rises to 9 with 440 confirmed cases: health officials

  Another 2,197 cases of close contact with patients had been confirmed and there was evidence of "respiratory transmission" of the virus, National Health Commission vice-minister Li Bin told reporters.

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  Jan 21, 2020