The risk of contracting the novel coronavirus in Manitoba is still low said public health officials on Friday, February 7, 2020.

As of February 5th, ten people have been tested for the virus in the province. There are no laboratory-confirmed cases in Manitoba.

All suspected and confirmed cases of novel coronavirus are required to be reported to Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer.

So far there have only been 5 confirmed cases of the virus in Canada. Those cases are in Ontario and British Columbia.

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