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| Canadian train put in quarantine | Canadian train put in quarantine |
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| A train in Canada with about 280 people on board has been put under quarantine, after one passenger died and several others reported flu-like symptoms. | A train in Canada with about 280 people on board has been put under quarantine, after one passenger died and several others reported flu-like symptoms. |
| The authorities say they do not believe there is a connection between the death and the illnesses. | The authorities say they do not believe there is a connection between the death and the illnesses. |
| The train was travelling from Vancouver to Toronto when a woman in her 60s fell ill and died on Friday morning. | The train was travelling from Vancouver to Toronto when a woman in her 60s fell ill and died on Friday morning. |
| The authorities say they are keeping passengers and crew on the train while they await the results of tests. | The authorities say they are keeping passengers and crew on the train while they await the results of tests. |
| The train was stopped in the tiny hamlet of Foleyet in northern Ontario and surrounded by emergency services, who evacuated the local station. | The train was stopped in the tiny hamlet of Foleyet in northern Ontario and surrounded by emergency services, who evacuated the local station. |
| A second passenger was airlifted to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a respiratory illness and is said to be in a stable condition. | A second passenger was airlifted to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a respiratory illness and is said to be in a stable condition. |
| Three day journey | Three day journey |
| Dr David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer, said that the woman who died did not have an infectious disease and that the illnesses were not related. | Dr David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer, said that the woman who died did not have an infectious disease and that the illnesses were not related. |
| For a little town that usually has only two police officers, it's been very busy here Carol Woodhouse, Foleyet resident | For a little town that usually has only two police officers, it's been very busy here Carol Woodhouse, Foleyet resident |
| "While the cause of death continues to be under investigation, it has been determined that the deceased did most likely not have an infectious disease," Dr Williams told a news conference. | "While the cause of death continues to be under investigation, it has been determined that the deceased did most likely not have an infectious disease," Dr Williams told a news conference. |
| Five other passengers who complained of mild flu-like symptoms had been quarantined in a separate carriage and treated by a doctor, who was "not concerned for their immediate health," Ontario Provincial Police Staff Sergeant Rob Knox said. | Five other passengers who complained of mild flu-like symptoms had been quarantined in a separate carriage and treated by a doctor, who was "not concerned for their immediate health," Ontario Provincial Police Staff Sergeant Rob Knox said. |
| The emergency services evacuated the station | |
| The train was on its final leg of a three day trip and is expected to continue its journey and arrive in Toronto on Saturday. | The train was on its final leg of a three day trip and is expected to continue its journey and arrive in Toronto on Saturday. |
| Carol Woodhouse, who works in Foleyet, told CBC News that a medical helicopter and five ambulances had been called to the railway station. | Carol Woodhouse, who works in Foleyet, told CBC News that a medical helicopter and five ambulances had been called to the railway station. |
| "For a little town that usually has only two police officers, it's been very busy here," she said. | "For a little town that usually has only two police officers, it's been very busy here," she said. |
| Several hospitals in Ontario and Quebec have recently experienced outbreaks of C-Difficile, a bacterium that causes intestinal problems. | Several hospitals in Ontario and Quebec have recently experienced outbreaks of C-Difficile, a bacterium that causes intestinal problems. |