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Canadian Parliament shuts until April 20 due to pandemic
Source: WFXT-TV
TORONTO — (AP) — Canada's Parliament agreed Friday to shut down for more than a month while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus
Canada's House of Commons voted to shut down for at least five weeks to help ensure lawmakers do not contribute to the spread of the virus.
The moves came a day after Trudeau's wife tested positive. The prime minister himself has been in self-imposed quarantine.
Read more: https://www.boston25news.com/news/world/canadian-parliament/2I5WMBMDCLG3S4QJ5JAS6BT2UM/