Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
On Monday, IOC member Dick Pound told USA Today that the 2020 Summer Olympics had been postponed, but IOC president Thomas Bach would not confirm the news. Today, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed the news officially, saying the games would be pushed back to a date beyond 2020, but not later than summer 2021.
After his telephone talks with IOC President Bach, PM Abe spoke to the press and explained that the two have agreed that the Tokyo Olympic Games would not be cancelled, and the games will be held by the summer of 2021. pic.twitter.com/ihe8To2g3R
— PM's Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) March 24, 2020
A couple from Arizona tried to self-medicate to prevent themselves from getting COVID-19 and the results were deadly. The couple in their 60s consumed chloroquine phosphate, which is used to clean fish tanks, and the man died, while the woman ended up in the ICU. There are no approved drugs to prevent or treat COVID-19.
Arizona man dies after ingesting chloroquine in an attempt to prevent coronavirus. https://t.co/BG4xyZnKFv
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 23, 2020
There are no drugs approved to try to prevent or treat the new coronavirus. Self-medicating to prevent the coronavirus can be dangerous and possibly deadly.
Ontario is the first Canadian province committing to a complete shutdown of all non-essential workplaces in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It begins tonight at 11:59 pm EDT and it means everything but grocery stores, provincial liquor stores, provincial cannabis stores and plenty of healthcare resources will close down. It also means production of Big Brother Canada could be cancelled.
COVID-19 update for March 23, 2020. Check back daily for updates, or visit https://t.co/gMeZp5IKu5 pic.twitter.com/1dtwNyfVgA
— Doug Ford (@fordnation) March 24, 2020
The Los Angeles Rams are heading into their brand new stadium this fall and they’re marking the change with a bit of a rebrand. The team unveiled their new logos and colours on Monday to very mixed reviews. LA’s new primary logo looks a lot like the Chargers’ logo, LA’s other NFL team, but the alternate ‘Ram’s Head’ logo is getting some praise from the fans.
The Rams new logos. pic.twitter.com/n140OVxJ6R
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) March 23, 2020
NowMedia has covered Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery’s efforts to produce hand sanitizer over the past few days, but it should be known that they aren’t the only distillery that’s doing that. There are dozens of distilleries across the continent that are turning their attention to hand sanitizer, doing whatever they can to help during these trying times.
Tito's Vodka, other distilleries making hand sanitizer for coronavirus crisis https://t.co/K41rWXcGtq
— CNET News (@CNETNews) March 23, 2020
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