Sophie Gregoire Trudeau Being Tested For Coronavirus, Prime Minister In Self- Isolation

[appalachiablue]

Source: Huff Post

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in self-isolation as his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, is being tested for COVID-19.

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement Thursday to say that Grégoire Trudeau had recently returned from a speaking engagement in London, U.K. She began “exhibiting mild flu-like symptoms including a low fever late last night,” it read.

“She immediately sought medical advice, and is being tested for the COVID-19 virus. She is self-isolating at home awaiting test results, and her symptoms have since subsided.”

The prime minister is exhibiting no symptoms himself, the statement read. This is a developing story. More to come.



Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sophie-gr%C3%A9goire-trudeau-being-tested-for-coronavirus-prime-minister-in-self-isolation_n_5e6a5fa5c5b6bd8156f33fa0

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- Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, attends a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 20, 2019 in Ottawa, Canada.

[totodeinhere]

1. I'm worried about some of our people such as Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Nancy Pelosi.

All are in their late 70s of course, and that is the age group most at risk. And they are in close proximity with a lot of other people.

[appalachiablue]

3. Absolutely, our best leadership. Positive thoughts for them.

[Texin]

2. What exactly is involved in self-isolation?

It sounds pretty obvious, but does it mean that a person closes themselves in a room or an isolated "wing" of a house, etc? The two of them have housekeeping and attendants to take care of their needs. Does this mean simply greatly minimizing exposure to others and public appearances? For the average individual/family, there is usually one person responsible for shopping/stock home shelves with all goods needed for a period of time. I'm retired, but have been primarily the one responsible for purchasing groceries and worrying about preparation of food. I've turned to ordering many if not most things online and, only recently, online shopping for groceries. And last week forward, I've been staying at home (unless picking up a grocery item). The interaction with others is minimal but not zero, and there's no way to know who is infected, especially those not displaying symptoms. The problem for me is that my husband is still going to and from his office. He's a CPA with his own practice and has a son who works part-time for him, and another accountant who makes minimal appearances in the office, usually working on their internal server. Yet he's still making lunch dates with friends in crowded places. I'm 65 with some pre-existing conditions: asthma and hypertension. My husband is in his upper 70s, still going strong, but he would be vulnerable to infection. Financially, he can't stop and his son relies on the income since he's on medication(s) for bi-polar disorder.

I guess, though, we're all trying to sort the options for staying well yet doing the things we need to do on a daily basis. It's frightening to realize that if infected, we won't know and won't be tested until obviously in distress, which could be too late.

[appalachiablue]

4. Some more info. Good luck. (Info. re *dogs in CDC link is disputed).

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51860702

https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-how-to-self-quarantine.html

[iluvtennis]

5. People in Australia and Canada can get tests and we can't... Shameful. nt

[gembaby1]

6. All travel to Britain and Australia has not been banned.

These are foolish rules. If you are going to ban travel to the rest Europe then you should be banning Britain. Sophie and indeed all Canadians should not be travelling to any Covid-19 hotspots. It’s going to be hard but this is what must done. The Prime Minister should talk with the heads of other countries’ government first so that it’s not as much of a shock to them.

[sdfernando]

7. The rest of the world should just ban all travel from and to the United States

Its obvious we are not doing enough, or anything of consequence, to contain this virus. As such the U.S. is a dangerous place to be.

[crickets]

8. Sad but true. nt