North American stock markets have essentially collapsed Monday morning with the Toronto and New York indexes down 1,000 and 1400 points respectively on fear related to the COVID-19 epidemic. “This is basically panic selling”: Stock markets plunge as coronavirus fear spreads
New Toronto virus cases recently arrived from Iran
The Ontario government says that wo more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have cropped up on Toronto bringing the provincial total to 34 patients. The two new patients are a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s, who both recently travelled to Iran, officials said on Monday morning. Both patients presented themselves to North York General Hospital and received care before being released. They currently remain at their homes in self-isolation. Of the 34 cases of the virus confirmed in Ontario, four patients have fully recovered.
Canadians on Grand Princess will be flown home by government
The 237 Canadian passengers on the cruise ship Grand Princess will be flown home from San Francisco and placed in a two-week quarantine at CFB Trenton, the government says.
