Public health authorities in Quebec today announce the confirmation of two new cases of coronavirus infection.
Recall that the infected person recently made a trip to France and called Info-Santé 811 on his return, because he learned that he had been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. A sample was then taken in a hospital center in the Montérégie. The person is currently in solitary confinement at home.
The other person, meanwhile, returned from a trip to northwestern Europe and consulted in a hospital center in the Montreal area. The person is currently hospitalized at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, one of the four centers designated in a center of expertise in infectious diseases.
The analysis result of this last case could be quickly confirmed because, from today, the Quebec Public Health Laboratory (LSPQ) no longer sends its results to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg (NML) for confirmation, unless an unspecified result. Indeed, the test developed in Quebec has been validated and deemed sufficiently robust for confirmation to be made directly to the LSPQ.
In both cases, efforts to find close contacts of the infected persons are still under way. Those affected will receive the appropriate recommendations.
Update on the situation in Quebec
An update on the situation in Quebec regarding COVID-19 is published daily on the Ministry of Health and Social Services Twitter account. This update is also available at the following address: https://msss.gouv.qc.ca/professionnels/maladies-infectieuses/coronavirus-2019-ncov/#situation-au-quebec.
Highlights
The risk of being infected with coronavirus in Quebec remains low.
Recognized hygiene measures like washing your hands and coughing in the elbow are the best way to protect yourself from infection and protect those around you.
To learn more about the coronavirus, the public is invited to consult quebec.ca/coronavirus or to call toll-free at 1 877 644-4545, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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