A doctor in Canada continues to work after being infected with the new coronavirus, leaving more than 150 people at risk of infection
Canadian media reported on May 29 local time that a doctor in northern New Brunswick continued to work after being infected with the new coronavirus, causing more than 150 people to be at risk of infection. The doctor is currently suspended.
According to reports, the doctor is now in his 50s and recently traveled to Quebec. Quebec is the most severely affected province in Canada. Over half of all infections and deaths in Canada come from this province.
After returning to New Brunswick, the doctor returned to his hospital, the Campbellton Regional Hospital, without continuing to enforce the 14-day compulsory self-isolation. As a result, he had contact with him 6 people were infected with the new coronavirus, and 2 of them have been sent to the intensive care unit. Among the six people infected, this also included his child, who had been to kindergarten for two days.
According to statistics, there are more than 150 people who have had direct or indirect contact with him, and these people are currently being tracked and tested.
Jennifer Russel, the chief medical officer of the province, said infections may continue to grow exponentially. Because these 150 people are only the number found in the first round of tracking. Among these 150 people, there are 50 nursing staff who may infect the virus again to those who receive their care.
New Brunswick is one of the provinces with better epidemic control in Canada. From May 6 to May 25, there was only one additional case of infection. (Headquarters reporter Zhang Sen)