Close X
Thursday, December 12, 2024
ADVT 
National

World Isn't Ready For Coronavirus Outbreak, Says Canadian WHO Expert

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 25 Feb, 2020 10:17 PM

    OTTAWA - A renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization says other countries are not ready for a global outbreak.

     

    Dr. Bruce Aylward returned from a two-week mission to China, including the city of Wuhan where the spread of the coronavirus began, urging other countries to get ready for a potential outbreak within their own borders as soon as possible.

     

    He says countries should be looking to China for expertise in how to manage and treat the disease now known as COVID-19, noting that country has taken an aggressive approach to testing, containing and treating people who contract the coronavirus.

     

    He warned the spread of the virus seems inevitable, and urged all countries to make sure hospitals increase their bed capacity and have enough ventilators for the very sick.

     

    He says they should also prepare to quarantine large numbers of people who come into contact with those who have confirmed cases of the disease.

     

    Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Monday that Canada's priority is delaying a potential outbreak for as long as possible, but the health system is also getting ready to respond should one happen here.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    RCMP Turn Away Two Individuals From Checkpoint In Houston, BC

    RCMP Turn Away Two Individuals From Checkpoint In Houston, BC
    On the evening of January 31, 2020 two individuals were turned away by RCMP for attempting to cross the access control checkpoint along the Morice West Forest Service Road in Houston, BC.

    RCMP Turn Away Two Individuals From Checkpoint In Houston, BC

    Kelowna RCMP Seize Illicit Drugs, Firearms And Weapons From Drug House In Rutland

    The Kelowna RCMP Community Safety Unit (CSU) seized illicit drugs, firearms and weapons from a residence in the Rutland area of Kelowna.  

    Kelowna RCMP Seize Illicit Drugs, Firearms And Weapons From Drug House In Rutland

    City In Full Snow Response With 10 Or More Centimetres Expected Today

    City In Full Snow Response With 10 Or More Centimetres Expected Today
    With possible snow accumulations of up to 10 centimetres expected today, City of Vancouver crews are once again on full snow response.   

    City In Full Snow Response With 10 Or More Centimetres Expected Today

    Vancouver-Area Home Sales Rebound From Last Year As Prices Inch Downward

    Sales remained steady while fewer people put their homes on the real estate market in Metro Vancouver last month.

    Vancouver-Area Home Sales Rebound From Last Year As Prices Inch Downward

    WATCH: Noah Didhra Wanted For 2017 Shooting | 2 Cops Assaulted At Traffic Check By Impaired Driver Gang

    Surrey RCMP are looking for Noah Didhra after arrest warrant were issued for him in the 2017 shooting case which injured an innocent bystander.

    WATCH: Noah Didhra Wanted For 2017 Shooting | 2 Cops Assaulted At Traffic Check By Impaired Driver Gang

    Southern B.C. Coast, Island Told To Expect 5 To 20 Cm Of Snow

    Southern B.C. Coast, Island Told To Expect 5 To 20 Cm Of Snow
    Environment Canada has issued snow alerts in several areas of British Columbia for Tuesday.

    Southern B.C. Coast, Island Told To Expect 5 To 20 Cm Of Snow