The leader of the Green Party of Ontario says he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Mike Schreiner says he tested positive on a rapid test Wednesday evening after close contact with a staff member.He says he will campaign remotely from home “for a few days” while following public health advice.
Ontario’s current public health rules require that people isolate for five days after COVID-19 symptoms first appear or after a positive test result, whichever comes first. Schreiner’s diagnosis comes at the halfway mark of the provincial election campaign and days after his well-reviewed performance in a televised party leaders’ debate boosted attention on him and his party.
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