Epidemiologists, health officials, and people who use drugs consider whether the opioid crisis has reached a saturation point and is beginning to burn itself out.
Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that the patient, a woman in her 50s, has had close contact with family visitors from the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Once the WHO's emergency committee declares a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it can issue travel advisories to help countries affected by the outbreak.
According to Health Minister Adrian Dix and B.C.'s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, the public health lab at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirmed the positive test late in the day on January 27.
The former BCCLA policy director maintains that authorities can turn the tide on the fentanyl crisis by offering people addicted to street drugs a regulated alternative.
