March 30, 2020

March 30th is the 90th day of the year. There are 276 days remaining until the end of the year.

On Saturday the Ontario government put in place a new emergency order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by limiting social gatherings to a maximum of five people, with a few exceptions. The new measure took effect immediately.

The order does not apply to private households with five people or more, child care centres supporting frontline workers — provided that the number of people at each centre doesn’t exceed 50. Funerals with up to 10 people are allowed to take place.

This order replaces the previous emergency order that didn’t allow gatherings of 50 people or more.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that starting today at noon, anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 will be denied boarding on all domestic flights and inter-city passenger trains. He also added that there are currently no plans to close provincial borders.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has closed BMX and skate parks to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Chatham-Kent’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David Colby, added both yesterday. This comes after the closure of city-owned playground equipment, publicly-owned basketball and tennis courts, and picnic areas on Friday.

There are now 6 confirmed cases in Chatham-Kent.

Residents who believe they may have COVID-19 symptoms are asked to self-isolate and use Ontario’s Self-Assessment Tool to see if further care is needed.

The World Health Organization is now suggesting video games as a “healthy” pastime during the crisis.

Some game makers kicked off a new initiative entitled #PlayApartTogether to encourage people on how to entertain themselves and also practice physical distancing. The idea is supported by the WHO. Video games can be not only a good diversion, but also a way to connect socially with friends and family while at home.

WHO previously designated video game addiction as an official mental health disorder.

Cottonelle is discouraging coronavirus toilet paper hoarding with a new campaign called #ShareASquare

Last week alone, U.S. sales of toilet paper were up more than 120% when compared to the same time last year

As part of its marketing push, Cottonelle is donating $1 million, along with 1 million rolls of toilet paper, to the United Way Worldwide COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund. Each time someone uses the hashtag #ShareASquare, the brand has pledged to donate an additional dollar, with a maximum of $100,000, through June 1.

Breaking News: Uranus is leaking gas.

According to NASA, they found a glob of ionized gas called a plasmoid flying away from Uranus for the first time ever.

They say it will actually help them get more insight into Uranus, which is a very dark and mysterious place.

For 30+ years, Voyager 2 held on to a secret about Uranus 🔵🤫🛰️ — until Goddard scientists did a double-take on the satellite’s data: Uranus’ twisted magnetic field allows tiny amounts of the planet’s atmosphere to leak out into space. https://t.co/eqFb0kFyBR pic.twitter.com/y1kYuRAPnt

— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) March 28, 2020

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This post was written by Chris McLeod