Global National: Feb. 26, 2020 | Coronavirus concerns growing as countries assess preparedness

On this Wednesday night, the world prepares as the Kovat 19 virus spreads. I think there is a fair amount of agreement that we are heading towards a pandemic. How prepared is Canada? How unprepared the United States is and the confusion for travelers. Also, what effect do warnings have that this could alter? our lives really mean I'll talk to an infectious disease specialist tempers flare in Tyendinaga protesters find new ways to try to disrupt rail service why they weren't arrested what climate change will mean for Alberta a new report on how the province needs to adapt

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with Donna freezin good evening and thank you for joining us we start with what could be a turning point in the spread of kovat 19.

The World Health Organization now says there are more new cases of the corona virus outside China than inside of that country. There are cases on all continents except Antarctica. Now the focus shifts from Asia to Europe. Countries are struggling to find a unified answer and with so many unknowns there is confusion about whether to travel and what to avoid. Here's what we know about where the virus is. It is spreading outside of Asia at the moment the biggest outbreaks are in Italy and Iran and from there the infection is spreading like a network around the world.

People who had been in Italy are now linked to cases in Algeria, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Spain, Switzerland and Brazil. and people who had been to Iran are being linked to new cases in Bahrain Iraq Kuwait and Oman Canada has recorded a second case in someone who traveled from Iran and it is the 12th confirmed case here at least 46

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and territories have detected the virus and dozens of passengers who were released from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan have now developed symptoms and a fourth person has died now another cruise ship also has problems. 6,100 people are on board the Mara Vilia which has been turned away in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Islands because a crew member has flu-like symptoms and is now isolated aboard the cruise ship the company says it is just a case of flu the ship is heading to its next port of call in Cozumel Mexico and in Italy more than 400 people have tested positive for the virus which is the largest outbreak outside Asia crystal gyum ancing has our top story tonight chemists in Milan are mixing batches of hand sanitizer customers worried about the new

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bought up all available stock Italy is the center of a European economy The red zones of the outbreak in the north are being patrolled by members of the army and police.

Anyone attempting to sneak in or out could be jailed for three months. The Saskatchewan woman is stuck in Milan waiting. They were suspended for next week, so this week and that's basically all we have. I have heard so far that Iran is another place of particular concern. There are believed to be many more Cova 19 cases there than Iranian officials report. A special investigation team from the World Health Organization will arrive there this weekend. Similar teams were deployed in China and one is Working in Italy we take the virus and the situation very seriously, at the same time we must also remember that four out of five patients have mild symptoms and recover.

The fact that Kovat 19 may be mild in some could obscure the true number of people infected. Dr. Michael Gartin says there are probably many more people with the virus, we haven't stopped anything and I think you know the academics, the people like me who are looking at the epidemiology. I think there is a pretty good agreement on what we are leading. Towards a pandemic, stopping this spread is essential, but the responses are different in each country. In London, for example, energy company Chevron told people to work from home until test results came back for a worker with flu-like symptoms.

The United Kingdom has 13 cases. South Korea has More than 1000 cases, but buses continue to roll after being disinfected in difficult times. This driver says he gives them some comfort. The Crystal begins with Global News London preparing for a virus that is new to humans and that experts do not yet fully understand. simple Canada has a plan on how to handle pandemics tonight Michael Couture takes a look at existing mechanisms for dealing with an outbreak Mike, well Donna, since Kovat 19 has become a broader

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outbreak, so has the approach of the federal government in this regard. Well, the Minister of Health says the current risk in Canada is low.

Patti, hello, recognize that that could change globally. There is a higher chance of an outbreak occurring in Canada. Haidu doesn't want Canadians to panic, but says it might be wise for people to be prepared just in case, first of all it's about making sure you have enough supplies if someone in your family gets sick, if you get sick yourself, of having what he needs to survive, he knows for about a week without having to go. haidu says that Canada's

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microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg has a more robust test for the corona virus than we do, so in some ways we are better prepared for a possible outbreak, adding that there is a federally coordinated pandemic plan that has been in effect since 2009.

There are a lot of similarities in how we would handle this compared to h1n1 dr. Suzie Hoda says some of the lessons learned from that outbreak and SARS were ensuring proper screening and adequate protection for healthcare workers. Then there is the plan for people in the community, from things as simple as washing your hands frequently to the more extreme step of suggesting people avoid mass gatherings - sometimes schools and other areas where quite a few people congregate may be closed, for example. so we modify the way we interact with each other to reduce the risk of people exposing each other.

Canada has yet to further allay Ontario's fears. The chief medical officer says we have a clear advantage compared to past outbreaks. We know the organism. We have a laboratory test and, for this, we have the experience that China has worked on and our epidemiologists and experts tell us what they learned. They know what we do with this virus doctors say that sharing information internationally can help mitigate a global pandemic adding that 10 years ago that level of coordination and collaboration did not exist Donna okay Mike look at the emergency room in Ottawa Thanks in the US President Trump just addressed Americans response to the virus He has blamed the media for making it look as bad as possible Today he said he does not believe the spread of the virus is inevitable even though that is what According to officials at the US Centers for Disease Control yesterday, there are 60 confirmed cases in the US.

However, that number is now likely to be higher because few people have been tested and many test kits were found to be They were defective. Jackson Prosecco has been listening to President Jackson, what is his message? Well, Donna, the president, spent most of her press conference repeatedly downplaying the threat of the

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, suggesting she is very similar to the flu, although its mortality rate is much higher. Trump actually expressed his own surprise upon learning of the mortality rate of the common flu and boasted that the US is better prepared than any country, saying that all coronavirus cases in the US will still be gone, which which is at odds with what their own experts have been saying in recent days: They have proclaimed that it is virtually inevitable that the coronavirus will arrive on a larger scale and in community transmission here in the US in the near future.

He also said there will be a vaccine soon. His own experts have said that it is between a year and 18 months away. Donna, you disagree with the idea that spread here is inevitable. Listen. what he said a little while ago well, I don't think it's inevitable, I probably will, it could possibly be on a very small level or it could be on a bigger level, whatever happens, we are fully prepared, we have the best people in The world Jackson, the president, sounds very optimistic, although not many people in the US have been tested. I think it's around 500, compared to tens of thousands of people in

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like South Korea and the sleazy CDC has admitted that some of its test kits are defective.

What's going on? Yes, there is a real concern here because no one has a full idea of ​​the spread of the virus here in the US or whether community transmission is already occurring because those limits and testing capacity, as you mentioned, have been using defective kits. distributed in a very limited way to only four or five sites, the situation is so serious for some health authorities that in Hawaii they asked to send their samples to Japan for verification. Donna the president appointed his vice president Mike Pence to oversee all of these efforts, but suggested that there is no need to increase testing capacity at this time, okay, Jackson Prosecco in Washington, thank you.

Tonight there is progress in the railway blockades in this country. The Wid and hereditary chiefs say some progress is being made on the RCMP presence in their territory. However, protests in northern British Columbia and blockades continue to occur elsewhere today. One reached a potentially dangerous new level. A fire was ignited along the tracks and territory of Tyendinaga Mohawk that is not far from the scene of a major police operation earlier this week. The burning debris eventually forced that train to temporarily stop Federal Minister of Transportation calls what happened extremely reckless David Akin reports that a CN Rail engineer honks his horn over and over again, but protesters remain on the track and then, At the last moment, these self-proclaimed Mohawk warriors run for safety and collect stones to throw at the passing train, this dramatic video was filmed by one of the protesters and broadcast live on the group's Facebook site.

Now, although Ontario Provincial Police dismantled a separate barricade in Tyendinaga on Monday, these protesters are at a new site two kilometers away and when C and Rail passed its first trains through here in almost three weeks some protesters threw flaming debris to the tracks to try to stop him. This was an extremely reckless act and something that not only endangered the lives of the people who were actually lighting this fire under a moving train, but could also have been very dangerous for many other people; Later that day, at another railway crossing, nine kilometers to the west, a car is driven onto the tracks and set on fire, but Tyendinaga protesters say they will not leave until the RCMP Leave What's on the Territory in northern BC and further east in the Mohawk community of Quebec in Ghana and more blockades also in support of timber, so the Kenyan government has to come to an agreement with them they soon became chiefs, that is all. about and and that's what should be a pressure meanwhile Quebec Prime Minister France while a while ago suggested on Wednesday that the eight protesters who were going to walk were armed with AK-47 assault rifles However, Legault offered no evidence and the Mohawk leaders accused Legault of inflaming tensions no guns no guns or something, you know, but it's clear that tension continues to build in many of these hotspots across the country and the tension may not begin to subside. until the hereditary chiefs resolve their differences with the RCMP.

Donna is fine, David is similar in Ottawa Thanks, there was some optimism today from those hereditary chiefs about the RCMP presence and there was more talk today, but late today it seemed to fall apart. The chief said the federal and provincial governments who want to have only made partial concessions. the RCMP and the coastal gas link out of his territory, but he claims both governments have backed out of talks with cabinet ministers that were thought could happen tomorrow. Sarah MacDonald is in northern British Columbia and explains that a holiday showed signs of optimism and dialogue Wednesday in northern British Columbia, just as the hereditary chiefs of a nation returned to the table for another day of talks, her The willingness at the federal level to come here is there and our hope is that today will be the table at which we can move forward which this week has involved former long-serving member of parliament Nathan Cullen acting as an intermediary between all parties involved in a standoff. on pipeline politics arrests on indigenous lands only add fuel to the fire of a national crisis that is quickly derailing court order says we were trespassing on property of a hundred to where We are concerned that CN is trespassing on ourterritory, this chief of idiots and nation, an old neighbor and ally of the ingenious, so assist one of those arrested Monday as the RCMP moved to clear a blockade erected in solidarity with their hereditary counterparts, the cotonera nation.

I couldn't stand by and let them do all the heavy lifting, but a large faction of those in people like Bonnie George are banking on the benefits promised by that lucrative pipeline project and on the constructive dialogue of those involved. protesting. Across Canada and in downtown Vancouver they have jobs to go back to and our people don't have jobs. Many here welcome the economic opportunity offered by the multibillion-dollar project given the green light by bad advice and backing from the provincial and federal governments. As if we are being bullied by people who are supposed to be our leaders but not the traditional leaders who maintain their conditions, it must be confronted first before any talks with Ottawa as all eyes remain on the Soda nation and that is a global report by Sarah MacDonald from northern British Columbia.

Late today it is known that there are no more talks planned, so it seems that we are back to square one: what climate change could mean for Alberta. A new report on the impact in that province is a scam. infrastructure and health. A new report on the impact of climate. The change in Alberta was just released without fanfare. Written by world-renowned climate scientists, but commissioned by the previous NDP government, it warns that climate change will have a profound impact on the infrastructure economy and public health in Alberta. Heather Eurex West explains that over the past decade, Alberta has experienced the devastating power of extreme weather time and time again, from the 2013 floods in High River and Calgary to the 2016 fires that burned much of Fort McMurray to the ground, climate scientists warned that as temperatures rise Globally, these types of events will only become more intense in a warming world connected wildfires that always occur naturally are burning larger areas floods that always occur naturally are much more intense with much more rainfall associated with them Katharine Hayhoe is the scientist climate behind new report on Alberta climate The future climate among the report's conclusions is a rapid increase in the number of days above 30 degrees Celsius.

Winter warming trends are double the global average. Soil conditions are drier, especially in the southern part of the province, and more rainfall occurs during the winter months. She also warns of projected climate changes in Alberta. will have a profound impact on its natural environment, potentially affecting the province's agricultural infrastructure and natural resources, as well as the health and well-being of its inhabitants. The report was commissioned by Alberta's former Environment Minister. I think what we need in Alberta and across the country is really better testing. of what is to come so we can make adequate investments for climate adaptation, the final report was delivered to the United Conservative Party government in August, but was not published until earlier this week despite two separate freedom of information requests conducted by Global News and Alberta.

Someone from the Labor Federation also backdated the report's date to make it look like it was released in September, burying it behind months of reports posted more recently on the provincial website. It is clear to us that the Kenney government has made a concerted effort to bury this report and I say this because of all the obstacles we had to overcome to get our hands on it, but the UCP denies that any effort was made to vary the report, noting that it is now available for the public to view online. Heather, your ex west. global news calgary ahead just call me harry why sixth in line to the throne is back in the uk peter nygaard, the winnipeg-born man who built an international fashion company, resigns as chief executive after allegations surface of sexual assault.

The announcement was made hours after the FBI and New York police raided his headquarters in Manhattan. Nygaard is under criminal investigation for sex trafficking at least ten women filed a civil lawsuit against him accusing him of sexual abuse at his estate in the Bahamas. Prince Harry is back in the UK and made a Special Request in his final round of engagements before stepping down as a royal and made it clear that we should all call him Harry, simply Harry, he was in Edinburgh launching an eco-friendly travel company , the Duke of Sussex asked the host. to ask delegates to give up their royal title Prince Harry or Harry as he wants to be called will officially bid farewell to royal duties in less than five weeks preparing for pandemic next why expert says it's too late to contain the spread by Kovan 19 Welcome back, let's get back to the new coronavirus, now what to do about its spread and how it could disrupt your life.

Joining me from Toronto General Hospital is Dr. Isaac Bogus, an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist. Oh my goodness, let's take care of the travel first. Many people have trips booked to Asia, Europe and Iran. It's hard to know whether to go or cancel. What would you say to your family? I think it's extremely important for people to stay up to date. what are the current travel advisories and what are the current travel advisories, we certainly know that Canada has made this publicly available on their websites, certainly with the travel advisories, but I think it's important for people to also look at their countries of destination and any point. of contact along the way to your destination, the other challenging feature here is that these can change over time, so it is important for people to stay up to date on these travel advisories, so wash your hands when coughing on the elbow is great advice, of course. but the way this seems to be spreading is that there really is a safe way to protect yourself.

No, I mean, there are just things that we can do to reduce our chances of getting this infection and I know that during the flu season we have these recommendations and and these recommendations still hold strong for köppen 19 infection, we also have to remember that Cova 19 It's also a respiratory infection, so you know that impeccable hand hygiene is crucial when coughing and sneezing into your arm rather than into the air around it. Hands is also important and of course if people are sick, stay home so you don't infect anyone else at work or school. Yes, staying home is probably the best advice.

We know that most people who contract this virus survive and it is important to keep saying that. that, but we've been told to prepare for this to disrupt our lives, what do you think that means in practical terms for most people? Well, it's not yet clear what the impact of this will be in Canada, we certainly know that there will be more cases, whether imported cases from other parts of the world and even the possibility of locally acquired cases, plus of course, as you point out, to most people who get this infection will probably do well and have a mild course of infection, but yes, some people are going to get quite sick, so I think it's important to be aware that in the coming weeks or months we will see more and more cases of this and be prepared, that is, if people have chronic medical problems. conditions now is the time to go to your primary care provider or specialist and make sure you are up to date on all your prescriptions, up to date on your vaccines, up to date to ensure your health is optimized before we start to see more of these cases here in Canada Quick final question based on what you know so far, do you think this virus can be contained?

No, I don't think it can be contained. Certainly, massive public health initiatives in China slowed the spread. of this virus and it really gave the world a few weeks or maybe a few months to prepare for this. Hopefully governments and health systems will really use that time wisely and increase capacity at the laboratory level and at the clinical level to prepare for the inevitable imported cases that they will see in the coming weeks or months, okay, dr. Isaac BOE Oh my gosh, in Toronto, thank you and that's national world because this Wednesday I'm Donna Frieden, it's pink shirt day and in honor of that we leave you this, a show of support for the anti-bullying campaign drew crowds and smiles in downtown Vancouver.

Today the theme of the pink shirt, this year is to encourage each other, try it and thanks for watching, bye.