Mr. Speaker, in fact, there is no particular antiviral developed for this coronavirus as it is relatively new, but I can tell you that Canada's research community is working closely with our international partners. The fact that we have a copy of the live virus allows us to continue that research and our labs are well prepared to be part of the international solution to finding immunization.
In the House of Commons on January 27th, 2020. See this statement in context.