COVID-19 pandemic in Canada since the first presumptive case was reported on Jan. 25, 2020:Jan. 25: A Toronto man in his 50s who returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan — the initial epicentre of the outbreak — becomes the first presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Canada.
The man is placed in isolation in Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital.Jan. 26: The man’s wife, who had travelled with him from Wuhan, also tests positive, becoming the country’s second presumptive case.
The woman is allowed to self-isolate at home.Jan. 27: The National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg confirms that the Toronto man being treated at Sunnybrook Hospital is the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada.