Trudeau Highlights Risk of More Infectious COVID-19 Variants Taking Root in Canada

Trudeau Highlights Risk of More Infectious COVID-19 Variants Taking Root in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Feb. 2, 2021., to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWAPrime Minister Justin Trudeau says “rare exceptions” to new travel restrictions will be made on compassionate grounds, but that more contagious COVID-19 variants now taking hold in Canada mean tough rules must be implemented in the next few weeks.

“Since the beginning of this pandemic there have been stories of funerals that haven’t been able to be held, weddings had to (be) put off or done by Zoom, families not being able to get together,” Trudeau said at a press conference Tuesday.