Fears over the coronavirus are starting to hit a little closer to home for many. 
Yesterday the updates seemed to come like rapid fire with the World Health Organization declaring a global pandemic, US president Trump banning all travel from Europe into the US for the next month, and the NBA suspending its season after a Utah Jazz player = who had joked about the coronavirus earlier in the week – tested positive.
Reports say Ontario’s education minister will be discussing the pandemic with his counterparts from across the country today after New Brunswick decided any students who travel outside Canada for March Break will have to stay away from school for two weeks as a precaution.
There are now 103 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada, and 42 confirmed cases in Ontario.
To date there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Chatham-Kent. Officials say the risk for local residents remains low, but they are continuing to monitor the situation.