COVID-19, also commonly known as coronavirus, is impacting the U of T community dramatically.
On March 13th, U of T had announced that all undergraduate courses would be cancelled from March 13 to April 3. It is also the same day that the total cases of COVID-19 in Canada were raised to a total of 197. It was reported by The Star that:
Ontario, 79 confirmed (five cases resolved)
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/03/13/coronavirus-live-updates-futures-market-point-to-positive-start-for-us-stocks.html
Since then, situations changed quickly. As I walked passed by Saint George Street today, it seemed like the campus which was usually crowed was now barely empty with only a few pedestrians. Most students had left and gone home since there were no more in-person classes.
However, on Monday of March 17th, the upset news still came through as it was reported by The Varsity which is U of T’s student newspaper:
The Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies told its graduate students and staff on March 15 that one of its students had tested positive for COVID-19.
https://thevarsity.ca/2020/03/16/first-positive-case-of-covid-19-in-the-u-of-t-community/
While the future of the situation remains unclear, there is one simple action that I would take right now and that is how I would advise people: Stay Home!
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