A plane had to turn around and fly 1,000 miles back home because a man on board claimed to have caught the Wuhan coronavirus

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• A flight to Montego Bay, Jamaica, was forced to turn around and return to Canada after a man stood up and declared that he had contracted the coronavirus while on a recent trip to China. 
• 28-year-old James Potok announced mid-flight on Monday that he had contracted the deadly virus, according to local police. 
• When the plane returned to Toronto's Pearson International Airport the man was assessed by medical staff and was deemed symptom free. 
• Canada confirmed its fifth coronavirus case on Tuesday.
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A WestJet flight from Toronto to Montego Bay, Jamaica, was forced to turn around after a man stood up and declared that he had contracted the coronavirus while on a recent trip to China. 

Peel Regional Police said in a statement that at around 1 p.m. local time on Monday, 28-year-old James Potok announced mid-flight that he had contracted the deadly virus, which has so far killed at least 426 people and infected more than 20,000 across 24 countries.  

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