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Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton Health Sciences, today, confirmed that a physician from the Juravinski Cancer Centre was tested positive on March 9. Health officials became aware of this situation on March 10th and since they have been working closely with Public Health to determine and implement the most appropriate response.
According to Hamilton Health Sciences, the physician returned from a trip to Hawaii and started experiencing symptoms. She has since been in self-isolation at home. However, she was working at the Juravinski Cancer Centre the afternoon of March 9 and saw patients and interacted with colleagues and staff. Those individuals are being contacted.
Hamilton Health Sciences assures that the risk to people working in the clinic or who had contact with this physician is low. Officials have assured that the risk to others working, receiving care, or visiting the Juravinski March 9 is also very low. Hamilton Health Sciences have said that they have thoroughly cleaned the physician’s office space, the clinic area and other spaces at the JCC as required to remove the risk of the virus remaining on surfaces.
Hamilton Health Sciences have directed those who have had direct contact with the physician have been directed to go into self-isolation at home, for a period of 14 days. Others, including patients, who may have had indirect exposure because they were in clinic at the same time are being asked to self-monitor for any symptoms (fever above 38 degrees, coughing, nausea, etc.) and report the onset of any illness to public health officials.
A physician from the Juravinski Cancer Centre has been confirmed as having COVID-19. https://t.co/fEYbx05B2E
— Hamilton Health Sciences (@HamHealthSci) March 11, 2020
Earlier today, Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, Medical Officer of Health with Public Health Sudbury & Districts confirmed the first positive case of COVID-19 in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.
Total 5 new cases were announced today, including 1st case in Ottawa in a man in his 40s who travelled to Austria.
Current Scenario in Canada
Currently in Canada, the total positive COVID-19 cases stand at 101, with 39 cases in British Columbia, 14 in Alberta, 41 in Ontario and 7 in Quebec. Of these 101, 9 cases, 4 in B.C. and 5 in Ontario were fully resolved, with each of those patients having two consecutive negative tests at least 24 hours apart.
British Columbia recorded Canada’s first fatality from COVID-19.
