March 26, 2020

March 26th is the 86th day of the year. There are 280 days remaining until the end of the year.

Quarantine for Canadians returning from abroad is no longer a suggestion, it is mandatory.

The federal government has announced that anyone coming back to Canada from another country must self-isolate for 14 days upon their return. The Health Minister says the government is invoking the Quarantine Act to force returning travelers to self-isolate.

This week both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford, demanded that people returning from abroad not stop at grocery stores on their way home, but rather go directly to their homes.

The quarantine order went into effect at midnight. This measure is not retroactive for people who have already returned. But beginning at midnight this morning, anyone who crossed the border will have their personal information recorded to help authorities monitor whether or not they are obeying the order.

Earlier this month, we asked all travellers to self-isolate when they returned to Canada. Today, we are making this isolation mandatory under the Quarantine Act to better protect our most vulnerable. pic.twitter.com/bKLdKh4mEu

— Patty Hajdu (@PattyHajdu) March 25, 2020

Running out of things to do while stuck at home?

Get you and your family a virtual library card from the Chatham-Kent Public Library.

You can applying online and browse eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, comics, movies, and TV shows. There are also kid-friendly options on TumbleBooks, which has graphic novels and puzzles.

All branches of the CKPL are closed until April 6th.

Couple of Covid tidbits:
Bacardi Rum is now producing hand sanitizer at eight of its distilleries around the world.

Bauer Hockey has repurposed some facilities to make face shields for medical professionals.

Protection that allows athletes to give everything for their team is our heritage.

Right now, we’re all on the same team. We’re repurposing our facilities to make face shields so that medical professionals battling COVID-19 can safely continue to help those most vulnerable. pic.twitter.com/pBiZuUWdVl

— BAUER Hockey (@BauerHockey) March 25, 2020

Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a video yesterday saying that Apple is donating 10 million protective face masks to help fight the pandemic.

Proud to share we’ve been able to source 10M masks for the US and millions more for the hardest hit regions in Europe. Our ops teams are helping to find and purchase masks from our supply chain in coordination with governments around the world. pic.twitter.com/uTsA6eA5ks

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 25, 2020

The Boston Red Sox have changed their logo to promote social distancing. They have separated their two red socks.

Opening Day of the 2020 Major League Baseball season was supposed to be today, but has been pushed back at least several weeks due to COVID-19.

To fill the void for baseball fans, MLB will present ‘Opening Day at Home’ on Thursday.

The event is a full slate of 30 games that will be broadcasted nationally on MLB.com, and across a number of MLB social media platforms.

Each team will have its own winning game for fans to watch. Games will include postseason wins, dramatic comebacks, perfect games and more.

Detroit Tigers fans can watch Justin Verlander’s first career no hitter vs. the Brewers at Comerica Park on July 12, 2007 at 9am on MLB.com.

Toronto Blue Jays fans will get the opportunity to relive Game 5 of the 2015 American League Divisional Round, also known as “The Bat Flip Game.” Jays fans can tune in to MLB.com or 12:15pm to watch the historic game.

You know those tiny white plastic “tables” that pizza places put in their pizza boxes to keep the cheese from smashing into the roof of the box?

Well IKEA and Pizza Hut have teamed up to turn those into actual tables.

They’ve made three-legged, white tables that look just like the ones in pizza boxes, except, they’re big enough to be real tables. But the only place to get them right now is at IKEA and Pizza Hut locations in Hong Kong.

It’s called the Säva.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod