Coronavirus dis­ease 2019, or COVID‑19, has been all over the news here in Canada lately as the virus spreads to North America.

Fortunately, so far in Canada, the rate of infected and diag­nosed patients is still at a low level. In order to prevent the spread of COVID‑19, how­ever, large gather­ings have been cancelled.

The Juno's, Canada's annual music award cer­e­mony, were cancelled this month, and the National Hockey League (NHL) has suspended its season early. Even the Toronto Raptors, a mem­ber of the National Basketball Association (NBA), have suspended play …