Man returning from Iran becomes B.C.’s 9th case of COVID-19
Posted March 3, 2020 11:42 am.
Last Updated March 3, 2020 1:21 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A man in his 50s who recently returned from a trip to Iran has become B.C.’s ninth case of COVID-19, according to the province’s top doctor.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the man began to feel ill after he returned home to the Fraser Health region. He is in isolation at home and Henry says his family and close contacts are being monitored.
Ontario reported two more cases of the novel coronavirus today, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada to 30.
#BC’s 9th case of #Covid_19 is man in 50’s who lives in the #FraserHealth region. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says he recently returned from trip to #Iran. She’s again asking anyone who is sick to please stay home. pic.twitter.com/PmYxaTKBwV
— Marcella Bernardo (@MBernardoNews) March 3, 2020
Henry says the province is actively testing those at risk and more than 1,000 tests have been done.
She says all cases in B.C. have been successfully managed at home and no one has been severely ill.
During Tuesday’s announcement, Henry repeated her request for people at risk to stay away from seniors’ homes, to thoroughly wash their hands and avoid touching their faces and eyes.
With files from Marcella Bernardo and The Canadian Press
