(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister diagnosed with New Coronavirus
China News Agency, Toronto, April 8 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) The Canadian Ministry of Global Affairs (ie, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) confirmed on the evening of the 7th local time that Deputy Minister Marta Morgan was diagnosed with New Crown Virus.
The Department of Global Affairs said that Morgan is currently suffering from mild symptoms, is in a good mental state, and is in self-isolation. The ministry said it had taken “appropriate measures” to prevent the spread of the virus among its staff and cooperated with the public health department to follow up its close contacts.
Canadian Foreign Minister Shang Pengfei said on the social networking platform that Morgan is an important team member. Everyone expects her to recover soon.
Morgan is not the first Canadian political person to be diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Prior to this, Kamal Khera, Rep. Of Canada, was diagnosed as positive in late March. Kayla used to be a nurse. When the epidemic in Canada was getting worse, she re-registered in mid-March and was willing to return to the medical post.
Sophie, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, returned to Canada from Britain in early March, confirmed the infection on March 12, and entered self-isolation. She announced her recovery on March 28. Trudeau, who is a close contact, is still in isolation and can only work from home, but currently has no symptoms.
As of the early morning of April 8, the cumulative number of diagnosed and suspected cases in Canada was 17,897, with 4,050 rehabilitation cases and 381 related deaths. (Finish)