In response to the news article, “Communication, transparency key as Canada faces new coronavirus threat,” we would like to share the public health response to the first Canadian cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Case details have been published. The patients travelled from Wuhan to Guangzhou, then Guangzhou to Toronto, Canada, arriving on Jan. 22, 2020. The index patient was symptomatic with dry cough during the flight. His wife developed cough on Jan. 23. Both sets of throat and nasopharyngeal swabs collected were positive for COVID-19.
展开▼
