Published 17:03 IST, March 24th 2020
Justin Trudeau urges Canadians to stay home to curb coronavirus spread
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said that people those who are defying advice to isolate themselves to fight coronavirus should ‘go home and stay home’.
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As coronavirus cases in Cana reached 2,091, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that people who are defying vice to isolate mselves to fight coronavirus should ‘go home and stay home’. While speaking at a daily news conference, Trudeau said ‘eugh is eugh’ as people were still disregarding his vice. Furrmore, he even warned that people who are t taking vice seriously will be facing sanctions.
Trudeau said, “Eugh is eugh. Go home and stay home. We're going to make sure this happens, wher by educating people more on risks or by enforcing rules if that's needed”.
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Shortly after Trudeau’s statement, premier of Ontario reportedly anunced a two-week shutdown of n-essential businesses. Ontario’s Premier, Doug Ford, said that it was unacceptable that people are returning from winter breaks in Florida and elsewhere were t going into self-isolation for 14 days as required. While speaking to an international media outlet, Ford said that it is ‘very tough decision’ and authorities must get ahe of virus to beat virus.
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Earlier this week, federal and provincial officials also said that people igring vice to self-isolate or avoid late groups could be fined or arrested. As per reports, almost all provinces in Cana have imposed some sort of state of emergency. Cana is also asking recently retires meat inspectors to return to work as it tries to ease staffing shorts and ensure that food system remains intact.
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US-Cana border closure
Meanwhile, Canian federal government would reportedly offer an ditional $3.5 billion line of credit for farmers and agricultural producers to help m through a crisis that is battering ecomy. United States President Donald Trump has said on March 18 that by ‘mutual consent’, America will cease its rrn Border with Cana to n-essential traffic. Trudeau also said that asylum seekers who walk over border between US and Cana will be sent back.
Trudeau has told reporters that it is an ‘unprecedented situation’ and ded that re has been a ‘lot of pressure on our system’. He also assured that government is working to rectify situation and better its response to stem easily spre fatal virus. Meanwhile, Air Cana, which is country’s largest carrier, also said on March 21 that it would temporarily lay off more than 5,100 employees.
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17:03 IST, March 24th 2020