Coronavirus pandemic reaches world leaders and disrupts global sporting events
by Alison Rourke from Science | The Guardian on (#50N1G)
Justin Trudeau's wife and diplomat at the UN test positive as Australian Grand Prix is cancelled and Arsenal and Chelsea teams affected
The coronavirus has reached the highest levels of government and the sporting world, with Canada's prime minister isolating himself when his wife tested positive, the Arsenal manager and a Chelsea player being diagnosed and the Australian Grand Prix cancelled just hours before the event was due to start.
On Thursday night, Sophie Gri(C)goire Trudeau, Justin Trudeau's wife, announced she had been diagnosed with Covid-19 after returning from the UK. Her symptoms were mild and she began two weeks of isolation. Her husband also began isolation and was "in good health with no symptoms".
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