good evening and thank you for joining
us the new corona virus outbreak has
passed a grim milestone tonight after a
brief respite the number of new cases
has risen again at least 36 thousand
people are infected including three more
on the quarantined Diamond Princess
cruise ship Chinese authorities say 81
more people have died in China bringing
the death toll to at least 800 that
surpasses the 774 deaths recorded
globally during the 2002 2003 SARS
outbreak one of the most recent deaths
in Wuhan a US citizen the 60 year old is
believed to be the first American to die
from the new corona virus meanwhile more
than 200 Canadians are under quarantine
tonight at CFB Trenton after being
airlifted out of China dozens more
remain in the epicenter of the outbreak
waiting for government help to get home
Michael Couture explains when they might
return to Canada and what they can
expect when they get here I am prepared
for the worst
but I'm hoping for the best these are
tense times for Amelia Penn her husband
caught the corona virus while in Wuhan
China with their two-year-old daughter
the toddler missed the first Canadian
evacuation flight because she had a
fever she's better now and Pan is hoping
the government will help get her home
hopefully they can find somebody to act
as a temporary custodian for my daughter
Serena it's unclear if the federal
government will even consider that pan
would go get her daughter herself but no
commercial flights are allowed into
Wuhan meanwhile the 213 Canadians and
those with permanent resident status in
quarantine at CFB Trenton are getting
used to their new surroundings and
routines which does include a bit of
time outside the movements are still
restricted but for Miriam LaHood it's
better than being in China but here I
know that in 40 days I'm gonna be out
Emily Lelouch and the others are
expected to get some company next week
that's when another 150 Canadian
citizens and people with permanent
resident status we're still in Wuhan
China could be airlifted back home
on a second government Charter the time
between the last flight and the next one
well that I was really to be in touch
with everyone making sure that when when
our second Canadian plane leaves you one
that everyone wants to come back home
can come back
Canadian officials are also keeping an
eye on three cruise ships in Asia which
have been halted to placed in quarantine
according to the different cruise lines
that are more than 550 Canadians on
those vessels and seven have tested
positive for the corona virus those
people have been removed and are now in
hospital American Matthew Smith is on
the diamond princess and he says the
crew has been great but they've been
told the ship's clinic is very busy and
they have to monitor themselves we were
given the thermometers and the captain
asked us to self test several times a
day and if the temperature was thirty
seven point five centigrade or above to
report to the medical center one of the
three ships isn't being allowed to dock
in Japan even though there are no
confirmed cases of the virus on board
our Foreign Affairs Minister spoke to
the CEO of that cruise line and was told
that everything is being done to ensure
the health and safety of Canadians on
board the ship Robin Michael Couture in
Ottawa thanks Mike