Race to Curb Virus After Case at Mining Forum That Drew 23,000
- Mining officials from Brazil to Chile attended gathering
- Trudeau says he hasn’t been tested but is following guidelines
Attendees at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto on March 2, 2020.
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An international mining conference attended by more than 23,000 people in Toronto is at the center a new case of coronavirus with the potential for global spread.
A man in his 50s tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the convention, which ran from March 1 to 4. The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada bills its mining convention as the world’s biggest and it was attended by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Brazilian and Chilean mining officials and visitors from all over the world.