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One person is being tested for the coronavirus in Ottawa. However, this is not a presumptive case of the virus, said a spokeswoman for Ottawa Public Health.

“OPH has been made aware of one individual who is being tested for novel coronavirus. At this time, there are no lab-confirmed cases in Ottawa,” said the city’s public health agency in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

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No details have been released about the individual or the circumstances behind their presenting for testing. However, it takes about 24 hours to get test results. Testing is conducted at the Public Health Ontario Laboratory, which is working with the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

The news was made public at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday.

“To protect personal health information, Ottawa Public Health cannot disclose any more information about the individual being tested for novel coronavirus. Ottawa Public Health will provide more information if we receive notification of a lab-confirmed case,” said OPH in its statement.