niman Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 It is a woman in her 30's, in the Fraser Health Region. Henry said the woman had recently returned from travelling in Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Provincial Health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed there is a new case of the COVID-19 virus in B.C. It is a woman in her 30's, in the Fraser Health Region. Henry said the woman had recently returned from travelling in Iran. There is now a total of six confirmed cases in the province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niman Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Woman recently returned from Iran is B.C.'s 6th presumptive case of the COVID-19 virus Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Dr. Bonnie Henry says health officials were surprised by coronavirus infection originating outside China CBC News · Posted: Feb 20, 2020 4:25 PM PT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on announced on Thursday a sixth presumptive case of novel coronavirus in B.C. (Ben Nelms/CBC) 19 comments A sixth person in B.C. is believed to be infected with the novel coronavirus, health officials announced Thursday. The latest patient is a woman in her 30s who lives in the Fraser Health region, according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. She had recently returned from a trip to Iran and is now recovering at home. Henry said officials were surprised when they learn that the woman had only visited Iran in her travels, and not China or neighbouring countries that have seen the bulk of COVID-19 infections. "That could be an indicator that there's more widespread transmission," Henry told a news conference. "I expect there'll be an international investigation to try to understand where the exposure occurred." She added that Iran has recently announced five cases of the COVID-19 virus and two deaths. Henry described the woman's infection as relatively mild, and said she tested positive for the virus after visiting the hospital with what she thought were symptoms of the flu. Restaurant owner targeted by coronavirus rumour bewildered by lies spread online The patient has had contact with others since her return from Iran last week. Close family members are currently in isolation and being monitored by public health officials. She said health officials are looking into when the patient's symptoms started to help determine if they need to notify those who travelled with her on the same aircraft. Other B.C. patients recovering well Henry said the diagnosis shows B.C. has a robust system for identifying people who have the virus. All of the cases in so far have been relatively mild, according to health officials. The update comes one day after she revealed that B.C.'s first confirmed novel coronavirus patient has fully recovered, and four others are symptom-free. The fifth person, a woman in her 30s who returned from Shanghai, China, is in isolation at her home in B.C.'s Interior. Restaurant owner targeted by coronavirus rumour bewildered by lies spread online VIDEO 1st person with coronavirus disease in B.C. has fully recovered, provincial health officer says Henry said over 500 people have been tested for the virus in B.C. and many of those tested positive for the flu. Three cases of the virus have also been confirmed in Ontario. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province is currently testing a "very significant number" of patients for the virus, and he expects to provide another update on Friday. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coronavirus-bc-update-1.5470757 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 JOINT STATEMENT For Immediate Release 2020HLTH0041-000304 Feb. 20, 2020 Ministry of Health Office of the Provincial Health Officer Joint statement on B.C.’s sixth case of novel coronavirus VICTORIA – Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing a new case of COVID-19 in British Columbia. A woman in her 30s is presumed positive based on local testing, and samples have been sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg, Man., for final confirmation. She resides in the Fraser Health region and recently returned from Iran. “Fraser Health is actively investigating. The patient’s close contacts will be identified and contacted by public-health officials. The patient is in isolation at home. “This brings the total number of cases in B.C. to six. One is presumed positive, with four confirmed positive by the NML. They remain in self-isolation and under care by public-health teams. The first case has recovered, as indicated by the resolution of symptoms, followed by two successive negative test results 24 hours apart. “The risk of this virus spreading within British Columbia remains low at this time. We are closely monitoring the situation in Canada and abroad. We will notify the public if the measures in B.C. change. “We continue to recommend that everyone take the same important measures to help protect from respiratory illnesses at this time of year." https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2017-2021/2020HLTH0041-000304.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Flynn Posted February 21, 2020 Report Share Posted February 21, 2020 Community spread all the way from Iran, and how many were infected on the plane, or other modes of transportation including airport switching flights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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