[AlbertC]

2 passengers who flew out of Phoenix to Toronto test positive for coronavirus, city officials say

Posted: 2:37 PM, Mar 09, 2020

PHOENIX — Sky Harbor Airport is taking extra precautions after it was discovered that two Canadian passengers who flew out of Phoenix to Toronto last month have tested positive for coronavirus.

The passengers traveled on a WestJet flight on February 28, officials said.

According to a City of Phoenix spokesperson, "WestJet is working with health officials to contact all passengers, crew members, and Sky Harbor management to be proactive with this latest information."

2 passengers who flew out of Phoenix to Toronto test positive for coronavirus, city officials say

Sky Harbor Airport is taking extra precautions after it was discovered that two Canadian passengers who flew out of Phoenix to Toronto last month have tested positive for coronavirus.

www.abc15.com

 

[tiffer24]

#BREAKING: Air Canada is suspending all flights between Canada and Italy as of tomorrow. They say the last flight departing for Rome from Toronto departs on March 10 and the last returning flight from Rome to Montreal will be on March 11.

https://www.cp24.com/news/air-canada-suspends-all-flights-to-italy-due-to-covid-19-1.4847006

 

[TheKingEast]

#BREAKING: Air Canada is suspending all flights between Canada and Italy as of tomorrow. They say the last flight departing for Rome from Toronto departs on March 10 and the last returning flight from Rome to Montreal will be on March 11.

https://www.cp24.com/news/air-canada-suspends-all-flights-to-italy-due-to-covid-19-1.4847006

Why did it take that long? WTF?

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Why did it take that long? WTF?

It's probably a purely business decision - as to the WTF, what you should truly be nervous about is the US (and our coming March break). The traffic volume alone would make other airline routes pales in comparison - and they have a really, really poor handle of spread in the US right now.

AoD

 

[TheKingEast]

It's probably a purely business decision - as to the WTF, what you should truly be nervous about is the US (and our coming March break). The traffic volume alone would make other airline routes pales in comparison - and they have a really, really poor handle of spread in the US right now.

AoD

I just flew into Pearson yesterday. The Customs area is SCARY. So many people grouped together. This thing is going to spread because I fear we are not taking things seriously. Customs asked 1 question "Have you been to Wuhan?"....and that was it.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I just flew into Pearson yesterday. The Customs area is SCARY. So many people grouped together. This thing is going to spread because I fear we are not taking things seriously. Customs asked 1 question "Have you been to Wuhan?"....and that was it.

At this point with so many destinations having cases it is almost pointless to ask. This thing will spread because you don't have a good chance of stopping it short of taking extremely intrusive measures (I mean, you're still able to fly in afterall).

AoD

 

[gabe]

I just flew into Pearson yesterday. The Customs area is SCARY. So many people grouped together. This thing is going to spread because I fear we are not taking things seriously. Customs asked 1 question "Have you been to Wuhan?"....and that was it.

Taking the subway/streetcar at rush hour had me thinking the same thing. All those people crammed so close together.

Over in NYC avoid public transit if possible.

New Yorkers urged to avoid the subway amid coronavirus outbreak — but straphangers have nowhere else to go

Top New York officials Monday urged locals to avoid the subway as the number of coronavirus cases in the state climbed into the triple digits. “I want to assure the public that the subway rem…

www.nydailynews.com

 

[PinkLucy]

I think the same thing every flu season. Don't breathe and don't touch anything. Wash your hands.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Taking the subway/streetcar at rush hour had me thinking the same thing. All those people crammed so close together.[/URL]

That’s why private car ownership, not shared ride services or transit are tops.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I just flew into Pearson yesterday. The Customs area is SCARY. So many people grouped together. This thing is going to spread because I fear we are not taking things seriously. Customs asked 1 question "Have you been to Wuhan?"....and that was it.

My summer job in university from 1991 to 1995 was as a customs inspector. I remember folks with passports in their mouths, snotty nosed kids and coughing blue hairs. By the end of my term there and after numerous colds, flus and whatnot, my immune system was near invincible.

I get the annual flu shot that covers whatever strain is predicted to hit Canada, but I still caught another strain of flu in Hong Kong in 2018. But it gave my immune system a good kickstart.

 

[TheKingEast]

My summer job in university from 1991 to 1995 was as a customs inspector. I remember folks with passports in their mouths, snotty nosed kids and coughing blue hairs. By the end of my term there and after numerous colds, flus and whatnot, my immune system was near invincible.

I get the annual flu shot that covers whatever strain is predicted to hit Canada, but I still caught another strain of flu in Hong Kong in 2018. But it gave my immune system a good kickstart.

Funny enough, I haven't gotten my flu shot since I was a kid (I'm assuming). I can't recall ever catching it as an adult. I've had bad colds but never the flu. I do wash my hands a lot though.

 

[PinkLucy]

You might not catch it, but you can transmit it to others so the flu shot isn’t just for your protection.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Could empty stadiums happen? Will scenes like this be repeated...

 

[tiffer24]

UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus — reportedly first became seriously ill on *Friday* and has been in contact with hundreds of people since, including the UK Prime Minister.

Nadine Dorries: Coronavirus minister was in contact with hundreds of people

More than 100 people including Boris Johnson, his fiancée Carrie Symonds, two cabinet ministers and Dame Kelly Holmes were at a Downing Street reception that was attended by Britain’s first MP to...

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[AlbertC]

Latest positive coronavirus patient attended large Toronto mining conference, prompting warning to 25,000 attendees

CARLY WEEKS HEALTH REPORTER
PUBLISHED MARCH 11, 2020

Ontario has identified what appears to be its first instance of community transmission of the new coronavirus in a man who attended a major international conference in Toronto last week. The case is significant because it suggests the virus could be circulating undetected in more people in the province and beyond.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts, which posted details of the case online Tuesday evening, said a man in his 50s tested positive for the virus after returning from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s conference in Toronto. He attended the event on March 2 and 3. The annual PDAC conference is billed as the largest mining conference in the world and organizers say it attracts 25,000 attendees from more than 130 countries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the conference March 2.

Latest coronavirus patient attended large Toronto mining conference, prompting warning to attendees

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a number of other provincial and federal cabinet ministers and business leaders attended the conference last week

www.theglobeandmail.com