The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

Mar 10, 2020 | 8:40 AM

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern):

 

11:00

Ontario health officials have announced one new case of the novel coronavirus.

The man in his 40s recently travelled to Switzerland and is now at home in self-isolation.

The new case brings Ontario’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 36.

 

9:52 a.m.

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there were 228 Canadians on board a plane that landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., carrying passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship.

The ship is now docked in Oakland after idling for several days off the coast of California.

Champagne says a handful of Canadian crew members on the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will have to stay on board.

Some Canadian passengers also stayed behind for medical reasons unrelated to the virus, and are being cared for by the California health system.

There were 237 Canadians among the 3,500 passengers and crew on board the Grand Princess.

The Canadian Press

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version said Ontario’s most recent case was a man in his 30s.