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Monday, December 31, 2012

Official say no new illnesses after woman on VIA train dies


Official say no new illnesses after woman on VIA train dies

Provincial health officials reported no new or worsening illnesses but also offered no answers on Monday, after one woman died and three people were taken to hospital with flu-like symptoms having become ill aboard a passenger train Saturday morning.
A spokesperson for the provincial Coroner told the Globe and Mail a post-mortem has been completed on the deceased passenger, whose name has yet to be released, but no cause of death has been determined, and test samples have been sent to public health authorities for further analysis. Ministry of Health spokesperson Joanne Woodward Fraser said it is unlikely the province will release further information until Wednesday, after the Jan. 1 holiday...    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/official-say-no-new-illnesses-after-woman-on-via-train-dies/article6822701/