Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife, Sophie Gregoire, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement posted on Twitter by Trudeau's communications director Cameron Ahmad.
He added that Trudeau himself is in "good health with no symptoms."
"As a precautionary measure and following the advice of doctors, he will be in isolation for a planned period of 14 days," the statement added. "Also on the advice of doctors, he will not be tested at this stage since he has no symptoms."
Gregoire Trudeau had recently returned from a speaking engagement in London and began exhibiting "mild flu-like symptoms including a low fever" late Wednesday, CNBC reported.
As of Thursday, Canada has at least 138 confirmed cases, according to government data. The coronavirus outbreak, which has affected at least 125,000 people worldwide, has been declared a global pandemic by WHO.
