After potentially being exposed to the novel coronavirus earlier this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he intends to get a test that detects COVID-19 antibodies when those tests become more widely available.
The prime minister’s wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, tested posted for the virus in mid-March. Both she and Trudeau went into isolation when she sought a test.
To date, Trudeau has not reported ever experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 — the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — or getting a swab test, but said he does plan to get a serological test when asked by a reporter. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “I think serological testing is an important part of understanding exactly how