Probus Perth Initiative Regarding COVID-19

1. Probus Perth and COVID-19

• The April 1, 2020 Probus Perth Meeting is cancelled (not an April 1st joke unfortunately)
• The Red Dirt Skinners concert scheduled for April 3rd has been cancelled ~ see Barn Door Productions posting.
• The April 23rd Dinner Theatre Event is postponed until further notice with temporary closure of the Studio Theatre. If the play isn't performed after the open-ended delay, ticket holders will be compensated.
• The Wecome to the Rock Kitchen Party scheduled for April 30th has been postponed until October 15th.
• Spring Fling scheduled for May 27th in Corwall has been cancelled

2. Health Information

• MEDIA RELEASE March 31: Outbreak found in Carolina Retirement Residence in Perth
• MEDIA RELEASE: Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit - March 29
• First Person with Confirmed COVID-19 reported in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
• Information on Using Masks
• Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
• Conavirus in Layman Terms from an Immunologist at John Hopkins University
• How Covid-19 causes the body's own defences to damage or destroy healthy cells
• Important COVID-19 Protocol Message from the Perth and Smiths Falls Hospital
• 20 Questions on COVID-19 with Dr. Abdu Sharkawy
• Going Out Precautions for Seniors
• WHO Video on Hand Washing
• WHO How to Hand Rub Poster
• COVID-19 Precautions Poster
• Symptoms and Recommendations
• State of Emergency in Ontario
• COVID-19-ALERT
• Hand Sanitizer Recipe
• Video explaining what mild, moderate, and severe cases of COVID-19 look like
• Coronavirus Tracker ~ Canada and Globally

3.  Local Contacts

• Hand Sanitizer and Disposable Gloves Available at Home Hardware
• Free home delivery from Perth Brewery
• List of Essentail Workplaces
• Message from Metro
• Top Shelf Distillers Crowdfunding Campaign to provide Sanitizing Handwash locally
• RVCA Recreation Map
• Seniors Only Shopping ~ March 17, 2020
• Perth Grocery Stores Go the Extra Mile

4. Articles

• Three messages from People in different parts of the world in different stages of the pandemic
  • a positive message from a teacher in China
  • a darker message from an acclaimed Italian novelist
  • a message from an American Epidemiologist who warned of pandemic in 2006
• Pandemic: A Historic Turning Point? ~ The Agenda with Steve Paikin
• Light Heartedness for March 29
• COVID-19 Related Frauds
• Shout Out to Embassy Employees
• How South Korea Flattened the Curve
• The Psychology of Happiness Video - Dr. Richard Day
• None of Us Are Immune
• Johnson Insurance and COVID-19 ~ see sections on Travel / Trip Cancellation Insurance and Out of Country Emergency Medical Coverage
• Canadians being urged to help 'flatten the curve' of COVID-19
• March 14 - Travel Advisory
• Activities Not Cancelled
• Why You Must Act Now
• Risk-informed decision-making for mass gatherings during COVID-19 global outbreak

5. A Little Humour and Song to Brighten Your Day

• Masks and Kilt
• Details Are Important
• Staying Inside?
• Die Die Connavirus ~ "Anthony Fauci, MD"
• I Think You're Wonderful
• Another Vaccine?
• A Little Irish and Other Humour submiitted by Probians who would probably prefer to remain anonymous.
• I Gotta Wash My Hands ~ by the "Beatles"
• Going to the Store
• Two-B
• Canine pianist and the music coach ....

6. Probus Member Updates

• Updates - March 27, 2020
• Updates - March 24, 2020
• Updates - March 23, 2020
• Updates - March 20, 2020
• Updates - March 17, 2020
• Announcement ~ March 14, 2020