(UPDATED) Justin Trudeau enters self-quarantine due to wife Sophie's flu-like symptoms

Justin Trudeau launches IMMEDIATE self-quarantine due to wife Sophie's flu-like symptoms
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(10:01pm UPDATE: Since this story was originally posted, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to reports.)

Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are both in isolation due to Sophie's mild flu-like symptoms.

Today's scheduled First Ministers Meeting of all Canadian provincial premiers has been postponed, and Justin will self-isolate and work from home.

Sophie is currently being tested for COVID-19. She developed her symptoms after returning from a speaking engagement in the U.K.

Earlier today, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced he would not attend the meeting today in Ottawa after the discovery of his province's first case of coronavirus.

Just yesterday, Trudeau promised to take the coronavirus pandemic “extremely seriously.”

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