Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he has tested negative for COVID-19.
Champagne tweeted out Thursday that he was in self-isolation at home while waiting for his test results.
Champagne said he started to have flu-like symptoms, after returning from a trip to Poland, Latvia and the Ukraine on March 6.
“Like many Canadians, I have been tested for COVID-19 out of an abundance of caution as I began experiencing new flu-like symptom less than 14 days after returning from abroad,” Champagne said in a tweet on Thursday.
This morning, Champagne tweeted again, and said that results were negative.
Update: My #COVID19 test results came back negative. Thanks to all those who work tirelessly to keep us safe. My priority continues to be to help Canadians abroad.
— François-Philippe Champagne (FPC) 🇨🇦 (@FP_Champagne) March 20, 2020
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains in self isolation after his wife, Sophie-Gregoire Trudeau, tested positive for COVID-19 upon returning from a trip to the U.K. Trudeau has not shown any symptoms, according to his office.
This morning, Champagne also revealed that a Canadian in Japan has died due to COVID-19.
Canada currently has 873 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, 12 deaths, and 11 recoveries.
With files from CBC News
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