Probus Perth Initiative Regarding COVID-19

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1. Probus & COVID	2. Health Information	3. Local Contacts	4. Articles	5. Humour	6. Updates




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1. Probus Perth and COVID-19

• The May 6, 2020 Probus Perth Meeting is cancelled due to 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. See also Studio Theatre Presents Newsletter with information on schedule postponements and options for those who have purchased tickets.
• The Wecome to the Rock Kitchen Party scheduled for April 30th has been postponed until October 15th.
• The May 22nd Coach Trip to Parliament Hill to visit the West Block and the Senate has been postponed until further notice ~ possibly becoming a Parliament and Fall Leaves Tour in late September.
• Spring Fling scheduled for May 27th in Corwall has been cancelled
• The June 17th Annual Trip to the 1000 Island PLayhouse to see "Back in 59" has been postponed

2. Health Information

• How to properly wear, store and clean your face mask | CTV News ~ May 22, 2020
• Mask-wearing in Ontario and Canada at large ~ May 20, 2020
• Media Release April 27: Ontario Unveils Guiding Principles to Reopen the Province
• Media Release April 22: Uncovering the Facts on Face Coverings
• Media Release April 9: Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital - COVID-19 General Information Update
• MEDIA RELEASE April 8: Celebrating this Long Weekend the COVID-19 Way
• Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit ~ COVID-19 Information
• MEDIA RELEASE April 3-3: Outbreak Found in Lanark Lifestyles
• MEDIA RELEASE April 3-2: Ontario Extends Business Closures to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
• MEDIA RELEASE April 3-1: Province orders public gatherings to be of 5 or less people
• Ontario Government Technical Briefing ~ April 2, 2020
• 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
• Worldometer - COVID-19
• Coronavirus Tracker ~ Canada and Globally

3.  Local Contacts

• Media Release - May 7 ~ Health Unit and Farmers' Markets are Working Together to Safely Bring Local Food to the Community
• Members may be interested in obtaining fresh food from (and supporting) local farmers if the Farmers Market is unable to open. See also the Letter from the Board of the Perth Farmers' Market.
• Members may be interested in take-out food options from downtown Perth restaurants to diversify meal times, or perhaps just to support them.
• 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

• A Message from the Minister of Education to Ontario's Parents ~ May 19, 2020
• OPP: Fraudsters may be trying to obtain your personal information ~ May 19, 2020
• Facing the Challenge ~ May 2, 2020
• Cross Border Caronavirus Response Comparison - May 2, 2020
• COVID-19 rips bandage off the open wound that is our nursing home system
• ^{By acting early on seniors’ homes, Kingston avoids brunt of crisis}
• Canada's early COVID-19 cases came from the U.S. not China, provincial data shows
• How South Korea Flattened the Curve
• Two articles to explain what our offspring may be dealing with:
  • The Parents Are Not OK
  • Get Schooled
• Coronavirus Letter To Humanity
• Why B.C. is flattening the COVID-19 curve while numbers in central Canada surge
• Five Ways to Connect With Nature while Stuck Inside During COVID-19
• The Soccer Match that Kicked Off Italy’s Coronavirus Disaster
• 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

• Long, Long Tunnel ~ song by Shelley Posen ~ as played on CBC Sunday Morning ~ June 1, 2020
• Another sad but hilarious one from the south! ~ May 20, 2020
• Piccabello ~ A Dog's Dinner ~ May 20, 2020
• The COVID-19 Poem ~ May 19, 2020
• Phoenix Chamber Choir - For the Longest Time ~ May 17, 2020
• For the travel bug that can no longer be scratched!!! ~ May 17, 2020
• Seniorisms ~ May 15, 2020
• Official Mascot for 2020 ~ May 14, 2020
• Twelve Commandments for Seniors ~ May 14, 2020
• More Herman ~ May 13, 2020
• Paraprosdokians ~ May 10, 2020
• Up Here in Canada ~ May 8, 2020
• We Fell Asleep In One World and Woke Up In Another ~ May 7, 2020
• Silver Surfers ~ May 7, 2020
• If this doesn't make you smile, I give up! ~ May 6, 2020
• Vaccine Progress ~ May 5, 2020
• Church Ladies With Typewriters ~ May 5, 2020
• More Smiles ~ May 4, 2020
• Quarantina - a Mama Mia Parody ~ May 2, 2020
• Tom Foolery - The Great Realization ~ May 2, 2020
• Some One Liners
• Crime for Pandemic
• The Astronaut
• Memories of Coronavirus
• Retirees on a Trip Unintended
• A Poem to Delight
• Stuff
• More Week 4
• Week 4
• Not boring
• Something to Give Your Morale a Boost
• Wisdom According to Peanuts
• Doggone Good Antidepressants
• Funnies From Court
• Understanding Medical Terminology
• Breaking News on the Pandemic
• Tom Jones COVID-19 Parody in Song
• April 1st Chuckle
• Rick Mercer's Rant
• Masks and Kilt
• Details Are Important
• Staying Inside?
• Die Die Coronavirus ~ "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 - April 22, 2020
• Updates - March 27, 2020
• Updates - March 24, 2020
• Updates - March 23, 2020
• Updates - March 20, 2020
• Updates - March 17, 2020
• Announcement ~ March 14, 2020