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Quebec and British Columbia on high alert for corona virus

/ 11:00 AM January 24, 2020

The coronavirus. CTV NEWS

VANCOUVER, BC — Canadian health officials have issued a high-alert for a flu-like virus spreading from China and several suspected cases are now being investigated in British Columbia and Quebec.

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is testing several British Columbians for possible infection of the new coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, CTV News reported. No specific number of cases was reported.

The B.C. health ministry stated the province has a diagnostic test for the virus and is taking other measures to prepare.

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CTV News also reported January 22 that six people in Quebec who recently traveled to China have shown symptoms of a respiratory virus. Five are being monitored while a sixth tested negative for the virus and has been released.

CBC News reported that three potential cases in Ontario were ruled out after medical investigation.

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