Ottawa Ready to Help Co-Ordinate Provincial Testing, Contact Tracing: Trudeau

Ottawa Ready to Help Co-Ordinate Provincial Testing, Contact Tracing: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on May 15, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Provinces looking to reopen their economies will need to scale up and co-ordinate testing and contact-tracing to contain future outbreaks of COVID-19, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

During a call among Trudeau and provincial premiers Thursday evening, the premiers stressed the need for tracing that reaches beyond provincial boundaries as COVID-19 restrictions begin to be eased and people begin to travel more.