TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor John Tory will be going into self-isolation after returning from a business trip to London, England.
In a news release issued on Friday afternoon, Tory said that he made the decision after learning that Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health has now recommended that anyone who travels outside Canada in the last 14 days should go into self-isolation two weeks.
“Since the first case of COVID-19 appeared in Toronto, I have always stressed the importance of following the advice of our medical experts,” he said.
“Having returned from a business mission in London, England, on Wednesday, this advice would also apply to me. As a result, I will be going into self-isolation for the next 12 days as per Dr. de Villa's advice. Right now, I have no symptoms whatsoever and feel great.”
“Throughout this self-isolation I will be doing my job as Mayor and continuing to represent Toronto residents as we focus on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The mayor led a business mission to London between March 10 and March 11 with the goal of encouraging investment and job growth in Toronto. He returned Wednesday night.
Toronto councillor Josh Matlow is also in self-isolation after he visited a synagogue where another person tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after returning from a conference in Washington.
Both Tory and Matlow are recommending that others in similar positions go into self-isolation to "protect the city we all love."
Here in our city, it must also be a Team Toronto effort," Tory said. "Over the coming weeks, my focus will be on making sure all governments are doing everything they can to help people get through this.
