Jean Charest announced Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Charest, the former Quebec premier who announced his candidacy for the federal Conservative Party Thursday, said on Twitter that his symptoms are mild.
“I’ll be campaigning from home for the next few days,” he tweeted. “Out of an abundance of caution, if we were in close contact and you’re not feeling well, please follow your local public health guidelines.”
Charest, 63, was the head of the now-defunct Progressive Conservative Party from 1993 to 1998 and was a federal cabinet minister prior to that. He was premier of Quebec from
