Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said new measures to help Canadian residents and businesses will come this week, as he addressed the nation from Rideau Cottage Tuesday.
The Prime MinisterB次元官网网址檚 announcement comes as Canada has 433 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The majority of those are in Ontario with 185 cases and in B.C. with 103. The country has seen four deaths due to the virus, all at a care home in B.C. TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 wife, Sophie, is herself self-isolating along with the Prime Minister at Rideau Cottage.
Trudeau had announced Monday that Canada would be closing its borders to all foreigners, except for Americans.
Trudeau said Global Affairs will offer up to a $5,000 loan to Canadians stuck abroad. He urged them to come home before more borders are closed and to email sos@gc.ca for aid.
However, he acknowledged that with about 3 million Canadians abroad at any time, that may not be possible.
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Trudeau also asked Canadians to remain isolated and lighten the load on health care professionals.
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Responding to questions about whether Canada will declare a state of emergency, he said Ottawa was looking to see if the country could get similar benefits without utilizing the Emergency Act.
Trudeau also announced Parks Canada will suspend service at its national parks and historic sites on Wednesday.
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