Man Who Flew to Toronto From China Is Canada’s First Coronavirus Case

Man Who Flew to Toronto From China Is Canada’s First Coronavirus Case
People wear masks as a precaution due to the coronavirus outbreak as they arrive at the International terminal at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Jan. 25, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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TORONTO—A man in his 50s who travelled to Toronto from China earlier this week has become the first Canadian case of the new coronavirus, health officials said Saturday as they urged calm in the face of an international outbreak.

Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said the case was considered “presumptive positive” until the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg finds the same positive results as the tests conducted in Toronto.