Canada PM Justin Trudeau Remains in Isolation After Wife Recovers from COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he would continue to remain in self-isolation for 14 more days as he had been “sharing a roof with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.” This is even after his wife Sophie, who had contracted the virus, was declared virus-free on Saturday.

“I have to continue in isolation in order to be sure that we are following all the protocols and the recommendations by Health Canada,” Trudeau was quoted as saying by TOI.

Trudeau has been in self-isolation since his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19 on March 12 following a trip to London.

Addressing reporters from the porch of his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa, Trudeau noted that workers across Canada had discovered that they can do an “awful lot of work via telephone, via video conferences – and that’s exactly what I am doing.”