CANADA
Ontario reports new COVID-19 case, patient used transit while symptomatic
By Laura Osman The Canadian Press
Posted March 6, 2020 7:27 am
Updated March 6, 2020 12:14 pm
OTTAWA – The latest patient diagnosed with COVID-19 recently travelled to Las Vegas and used public transit in Toronto for several days before he was tested for the virus, according to the Toronto public health authority.
The man in his 40s was one of two recently confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Toronto.
“This information is being provided out of an abundance of caution. We’re talking about low-risk situations,” said Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s top public-health doctor, in a briefing Friday.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6639525/ontario-covid-19-case-las-vegas/
NEW YORK
New York state coronavirus cases triple over 48 hours to 33, thousands under ‘precautionary quarantine’
The number of coronavirus cases in New York state has tripled over the last 48 hours to 33, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday.
“The number will continue to go up because it’s mathematics,” Cuomo said at a news briefing. “The more you test, the more you will find.”
The state reported 11 cases on Wednesday, 22 on Thursday and 33 by Friday morning. There are roughly 2,700 people in New York City under ‘precautionary quarantine’ with more than 1,000 others also in voluntary isolation across the state, Cuomo said.
There are 44 people in the state under mandatory quarantine, nine of whom are in New York City, he said.
“Ontario reports new COVID-19 case, patient used transit while symptomatic”
Perhaps he was trying to keep Ontario ‘sustainable’?