Alberta chief medical officer provides COVID-19 update
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province’s second presumptive case of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.
The individual is a man in his 40s who lives in the Edmonton zone. Officials say the case is travel-related and that the man is recovering in isolation at home with support from public health officials.
“While I know some Albertans may be concerned by a second case, this is not unexpected. The risk to Albertans is still considered low. We have already isolated this individual and are taking swift action to implement immediate precautions to prevent the infection from spreading,” says Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Hinshaw says the affected individual recently returned from travel in the United States where he visited Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio, before returning to Alberta on Feb 28.