Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Joss Reimer, says 26 people across the country are being contacted to monitor for hantavirus symptoms. The passengers are considered "low risk" because they shared a flight with a confirmed case but were not seated close enough to be deemed close contacts.
Nine individuals in Canada have been classified as high-risk and directed to self-isolate. Dr. Reimer emphasized that the overall risk to the general population remains low, and further spread of the virus within Canada is not expected.