Just In: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tests Positive For COVID-19, Announces New Work Routine
- Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for Covid-19, one week after going into isolation with his family
- Trudeau made this disclosure via his verified Twitter page on Monday, January 31 while noting that the virus is real
- The Canadian PM hinted further that he would be working for home as he urged everyone to get vaccinated and get boosted
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Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Monday, January 31, revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Trudeau made this known on his verified Twitter page, as he allayed the fears of Canadians with the words, I'm feeling fine."
The 50-year-old politician also revealed that he would continue to work remotely while following the health guidelines that have been made available in the country.
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He tweeted:
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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. Everyone, please get vaccinated and get boosted.”
The Prime Minister also encouraged citizens to get their COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots.
Amid highly infectious Omicron, France detects another COVID-19 variant
Medical scientists in France have discovered a new COVID-19 variant, IHU, with 46 mutations, while nations battle with the highly infectious Omicron.
The scientists stated that not less than 12 persons living in southeastern France have been infected with the new variant.
It was gathered that the first case has been traced to a person with a travel history to Cameroun.
Omicron variant: Hard times as another foreign country takes strong action against Nigeria
Meanwhile, Nigeria had been included in the United Kingdom (UK)'s red list of countries following the discovery of Omicron variant of COVID-19 cases linked to it.
The British government made the announcement in a statement shared on the UK government's website on Saturday, December 4, in a bid to tackle the spread of the virus.
According to Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, all international arrivals to the UK would be required to take pre-departure COVID-19 tests from 4:00am on Monday, December 6.
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