Canada

Affected Countries

On January 25, 2020, Canada confirmed its first case of coronavirus. This confirmation caused Canada to expand its Covid-19 screening requirements for travellers who are coming from affected countries. On March 9, 2020 the first Covid-19 related death was confirmed and Canada advised residents to avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada to reduce the spread, and on March 16, 2020 the Canadian government advised all travellers entering Canada to self-isolate for at least 14 days. In mid-March, the country declared a state of emergency due to the increase in cases. Once the state of emergency was declared, the Minister of Health implemented the quarantine act for all travellers, this means that all travellers are legal required to to self-isolate. The first case that was resolved was in Ontario on February 19, 2020; the woman who recovered had stayed home from the time she was diagnosed and eventually recovered from the illness. Cases continue to rise throughout the country, particularly in Ontario. This increase is putting pressure on the health care system and many hospitals are ensuring that they have enough supplies in order to keep up with the continued rise in cases. Many of the reported cases came from individuals who had travelled outside of the country, however the spread of the virus in the greater Toronto area (Ontario) has begun to spread from person to person (community spread ). Canada must take greater precautions in order to reduce to spread.

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