Canada's Trudeau in isolation after COVID exposure; says test negative


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Jan 2022

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to speak to news media outside his home in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had gone into isolation for five days after being exposed to someone with COVID-19, adding a rapid test result had come back negative.

"I feel fine and will be working from home. Stay safe, everyone – and please get vaccinated," Trudeau tweeted.

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