Ontario now testing asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative

Ontario now testing asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative

TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health said it is now testing asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week, as health officials around the world grapple with the role of testing

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