His children play with Lego in their rooms, his wife spends a lot of time on the phone: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday offered a glimpse into the Canadian first family's COVID-19 quarantine while reassuring an anxious nation that he continues to govern.
"I want to be clear. I have no symptoms. I'm feeling good. Technology allows me to work from home," Trudeau told a news conference outside his official residence in Ottawa.
Standing alone in front of the small brick cottage, journalists giving him several meters (yards) clearance, the prime minister spoke publicly for the first time since his wife Sophie tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
The announcement was made late Thursday that the 48-year-old Canadian leader, his 44-year-old wife and their three children, aged 6-12, would be confined for 14 days to the house a few kilometers (miles) from parliament.
Telegoverning, he said "is an inconvenience and somewhat frustrating."
"Sophie's symptoms remain mild," said her husband. "We are thinking about all the families across the country who have received the same diagnosis, but we're in good hands."
"Most of the morning the kids have been playing with Lego and my wife has been on the phone to friends and family," he said, adding: "I have been on the phone with President Macron, with my cabinet and officials."
And what about the kids? Is anyone in the family worried about their health?
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content