Minister Marci Ien self-isolating after potential publicity to COVID-19 – Nationwide

Marci Ien, minister for ladies and gender equality and youth, has gone into self-isolation after attending an in-person occasion on Sunday the place she might need are available in contact with a number of COVID-19 circumstances.

Johise Namwira, spokesperson for the minister’s workplace, stated in a press release that Ien attended the Giants of Africa gala on Sunday and was later notified by organizers that an attendee examined optimistic for COVID-19.

Namwira stated Ien was notified on Thursday that there could have been extra COVID-19 circumstances linked to the occasion.

She stated that Ien instantly adopted “all acceptable protocols.”

Her workplace stated the minister was examined twice on Monday, Tuesday morning and Thursday night, with all exams returning a detrimental end result.

Ien attended query interval within the Home of Commons on Tuesday in addition to an in-person occasion by Equal Voice, a corporation that works to elect extra ladies in Canada.

On Wednesday, Ien was bodily current in query interval and later met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and different ministers to talk with a human-rights activist.

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Trudeau is following well being tips and doesn’t must isolate as a result of an in depth contact hasn’t examined optimistic, stated a senior supply within the Prime Minister’s Workplace.

The prime minister was in Toronto on Friday to go to a youngsters’s vaccination clinic, meet with a ladies’s financial group and attend a Liberal fundraiser.

Masai Ujiri, Toronto Raptors president, stated Thursday he examined optimistic for COVID-19 after attending the gala and being notified of optimistic COVID-19 exams amongst friends.

Ujiri stated in a press release that the gala complied with all present public well being recommendation, similar to requiring proof of vaccination, and sporting masks when not consuming or consuming.

When requested in a information convention whether or not he has are available in current contact with Ien, Well being Minister Jean-Yves Duclos didn’t straight reply the query however stated everybody, together with parliamentarians, should be following public well being recommendation.