PM Trudeau out of hotel quarantine phase after negative COVID-19 tests

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is out of the hotel phase of his 14-day quarantine period.

Trudeau was allowed to check out Wednesday after receiving a negative COVID-19 test.

Members of his delegation to Europe who landed in Ottawa around 7 p.m. Tuesday were tested on arrival and received negative test results the next day at about 8 a.m.

Trudeau was overseas from last Thursday for summits with other G7, NATO and European leaders.

His office says Trudeau will follow public health rules and advice for Canadians returning from abroad during the pandemic, as will the officials and journalists who also went overseas.

The rules include quarantining for 14 days and taking another COVID-19 test about seven days after arrival.