Canadian PM Trudeau says he has tested positive for Covid-19
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts after receiving his booster injection of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 4, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19 but was feeling fine and would continue to work remotely while following public health guidelines.
Trudeau went into isolation last week after one of his children tested positive but at the time a rapid test for him came back negative, he told the Canadian Press.
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"This morning, I tested positive for Covid-19. I'm feeling fine – and I'll continue to work remotely this week while following public health guidelines," tweeted Trudeau, who will not be able to be in Parliament later on Monday when it reopens after a winter break. He intends to attend remotely.
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Several Canadian cabinet ministers, including Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, have also come down with Covid-19 in the last few months.
Other Western world leaders who have contracted the coronavirus in the past include former US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who both fell sick in 2020.