PM Creates Covid-19 Cabinet Committee to Deal With Novel Coronavirus

PM Creates Covid-19 Cabinet Committee to Deal With Novel Coronavirus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits beside Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland before speaking to members of caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jan. 23, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but now has spread around the world.

“We need to make sure that people make the right decisions. That’s why we put forward a committee that will be responsible for ensuring that Canadians have the right frame to make the good decisions for their families, for their communities,” Trudeau said in an appearance in St-Jerome, Que., north of Montreal.