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Canada asks travellers from Chinese province hit by coronavirus to go into voluntary isolation
Canadian health officials are asking travellers who have returned from the Hubei province of China to go into voluntary self-isolation for up to 14 days — even if they show no symptoms of the coronavirus.
The request represents an escalation of health officials' response to the outbreak. Up to now, health authorities have advised travellers returning from the epicentre of the outbreak to monitor their health and seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms.
But as new data reveal more about how the virus is spread — and how early symptoms can be misidentified — the federal government is changing its advice.
"It is possible that people will not know when they first develop symptoms because they can be very similar to a cold or a flu," Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday. "If you have travelled to Hubei province in the last 14 days, limit your contact with others from the date that you left Hubei. This means self-isolate and stay at home."
The self-isolation period starts the day a traveller leaves Hubei province — so many people who've returned recently from Hubei may already have passed the recommended isolation period without showing symptoms.
Canadian health officials are asking travellers who have returned from the Hubei province of China to go into voluntary self-isolation for up to 14 days — even if they show no symptoms of the coronavirus.
The request represents an escalation of health officials' response to the outbreak. Up to now, health authorities have advised travellers returning from the epicentre of the outbreak to monitor their health and seek medical attention at the first sign of symptoms.
But as new data reveal more about how the virus is spread — and how early symptoms can be misidentified — the federal government is changing its advice.
"It is possible that people will not know when they first develop symptoms because they can be very similar to a cold or a flu," Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday. "If you have travelled to Hubei province in the last 14 days, limit your contact with others from the date that you left Hubei. This means self-isolate and stay at home."
The self-isolation period starts the day a traveller leaves Hubei province — so many people who've returned recently from Hubei may already have passed the recommended isolation period without showing symptoms.
