The number of people effected by a potentially deadly E. Coli virus has risen to 131 after a Harvey's food chain in North Bay was shut down and thought to be the source of the outbreak. Yesterday the city's health unit have said that a possible 93 people could be infected with the virus, and 22 people are definitely sick. Due to the incubation time of the virus it is projected that the peak of the outbreak will be in the next three or four days. So far 9 people have been reported to hospital, as well as other recovering at home. The areas medical officer fears that the outbreak will spread beyond North Bay and the Public Health Agency of Canada is also helping out. The Harvey's restaurant was closed last Sunday which means that Sunday was the last day anyone could be exposed to the virus. The exact number of people that had been in the restaurant that day has not been determined but 75 people have reported feeling sick after eating at that restaurant.
I think that this is a horrible outbreak in Ontario. I also believe that things like this could be prevented. I think that health guidelines and inspections should be much more tighter as well as much more often in order to secure the safety of customers at these restaurants. I think that the Public Health Agency of Canada should worry more about the prevention of such outbreaks rather then having such panics after an outbreak occurs.
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