This alert comes from Jim Karygiannis, councillor for Ward 22 (Scarborough-Agincourt) who advised of a potentially dangerous situation. Agincourt residents are especially concerned given the large number of Chinese residents who actively travel back and forth from China to the area for business, pleasure and medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[On Monday], Toronto Public Health issued a bulletin with respect to the cases of the un-diagnosed viral pneumonia which are being investigated by health authorities in the City of Wuhan, in central China. Chinese authorities have engaged the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist with the investigation. The WHO reports that the main symptoms of this pneumonia are a fever followed by difficulty breathing. Toronto Public Health is not aware of any reported cases of this illness in Canada and the overall risk to residents is considered very low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This outbreak in Wuhan comes in the middle of the Canadian flu season, which may put further pressure on our doctors\u2019 offices and emergency rooms. Typical flu symptoms include a high fever; chills; a sore throat; a cough; muscle aches; loss of appetite; and, feeling tired. Most people recover from the flu in a week to 10 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toronto Public Health advises members of the public to take the usual measures to reduce the risk of transmission of the flu and respiratory illness. These measures include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Given that Toronto Pearson International Airport is an international travel hub, Toronto Public Health is actively monitoring this situation, along with provincial and national health agencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Residents who return from recent international travel and become ill with respiratory signs and symptoms, such as cough and fever, are reminded to report their travel history to any health professional, or an emergency room, when they visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While there is no reason for concern at the moment, I am in contact with the doctors at the Scarborough Hospital-Grace Division (Birchmount Campus). Should the situation change, I will immediately email you, my constituents, of the change. Jim Karygiannis,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Councillor, Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3850 Finch Ave E G7 This health and travel alert for those traveling to or from China lists symptoms and precautions. Residents of neighbourhoods with travelers from China coming for medical treatments, business or personal reasons stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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