Coronavirus FAQ: Everything parents and pregnant women should know
It?s impossible to avoid news of the coronavirus outbreak, which so far has infected more than 28,000Â people, mostly in China, and killed 565. The media can?t get enough of the horror stories, and with Canadians being flown out of Wuhan, and others quarantined on a cruise ship, it’s natural to feel anxious.
But as parents know, freaking out doesn?t get us very far. So to help give perspective on the coronavirus, we took parents? top concerns straight to the experts. Here’s what you need to know:
How worried should I be"
Actually, not very worried, says Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease physician at Toronto General Hospital. Despite the alarming headlines, “the risk of catching the virus in Canada is close to zero percent,? he says. That’s because systems are in place to catch cases of coronavirus here before they can spread, and they have already shown to be effective. As of press time, five cases had been confirmed in Canada?with little to no spread from them?and around 100 other cases have been ruled out in Ontario alone. That shows that public health authorities are being vigilant about monitoring and testing anyone who may have had contact with the virus, to make sure it doesn?t become a concern for Canadians. We have travel plans coming up. Should we change them"Â
Currently, the Canadian government is recommending Canadians avoid all travel to Hubei province in China and to avoid all non-essential travel to other provinces in Chin...
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