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The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern):
10:21 a.m.
Quebec Health Minister Danielle McCann says the province has designated a first clinic to screen potential COVID-19 patients.
She says the new clinic will open its doors in Montreal today, while two others will open in the Quebec City region and on Montreal’s South Shore in the coming week.
The province currently has two confirmed cases as well as two presumptive cases, which still need to be confirmed by the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg.
10:12 a.m.
The S&P/TSX composite index nose-dived in initial trading as the price of oil collapsed and the loonie plunged against the U.S. dollar.
The collapse at the start of trading triggered circuit breakers on the stock market that temporarily put a halt to trading.
The drop in markets followed similar moves on stock markets in Europe and Asia that came after Saudi Arabia, Russia and other major oil producers failed to agree on cutting output to prop up prices.
The move rattled already volatile stock markets that have been falling amid concerns about the impact COVID-19 on the global economy.
The Canadian Press