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Canada PM Trudeau self-isolates as wife develops mild flu-like symptoms

Trudeau also cancelled a meeting with Canada's provincial and territorial leaders in Ottawa

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Photo: Shutterstock

AFP | PTI Ottawa

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announced they were self-isolating on Thursday as she undergoes tests for the new coronavirus after returning from a speaking engagement with "mild flu-like symptoms".

Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau's symptoms have subsided since she got back from Britain on Wednesday, but as a precaution the prime minister "will spend the day in briefings, phone calls and virtual meetings from home," according to a statement.

Trudeau also cancelled a meeting with Canada's provincial and territorial leaders in Ottawa.

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First Published: Mar 12 2020 | 10:04 PM IST

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