Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure

OTTAWA, ON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.

The prime minister stated in a tweet that he learned about the exposure just last night, January 26.

He said the result of a rapid antigen test he took was negative, but he is following local public health rules and isolating for five days. Trudeau says he will be working from home during that stretch.