Metro Morning

'Disease detectives' search for how CoViD-19 infections move; First Nations in Ontario prepping for CoViD-19 response.

Toronto pasta company retooling to make only the 5 most popular pasta shapes during the pandemic; 'escape' book picks include children's lit, local stuff and bestsellers.

Latest advice from Ontario on wearing masks, getting tested, and LTC risks; Jesse Wente says you can stream stylish Chinese noir and still support local cinemas.

Former Poet Laureate of Mississauga has Muhammad Ali on his pandemic reading list; Mississauga woman says testing system failed her, and she infected her parents with the corona virus.

Lawrence Hill has crocodiles and alligators on his pandemic reading list; young people get their CoViD-19 questions answered by City medical official.

Ontario's Minister of Long-Term Care talks about why so many LTC residents have died of CoViD-19; David Bezmogis's heavy reading list for the pandemic age.

As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, many industries have ceased operations. The construction sector, however, has been included in the government's list of essential services. That's led to questions about just how safe construction conditions are in the time of a pandemic. Megan Kinch, a Toronto construction worker, explains why she walked off her construction site due to fears of coronavirus; The federal government is imposing mandatory quarantines on all travellers returning to Canada, but Kevin Smith, President and CEO of University Health Network, thinks the federal government should go further in the fight against COVID-19. He explains why he thinks the government should enact the Emergencies Act to force people to comply with recommendations on social distancing; Dr James Maskalyk, an ER physician, tells us why he sees plenty of signs of hope in his ER, and in the city, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Alexandra Dagg, Airbnb Canada's director of public policy, explains the homesharing company's recent decision to provide low-cost or no-cost places to sleep for healthcare workers on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19; Metro Morning's money columnist Shannon Lee Simmons breaks down the benefits package recently announced by the Federal government, meant to help Canadians financially burdened by the COVID-19 pandemic; Doctor Chethan Sathya, a surgeon at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York City, explains why he's concerned about the city's ability to handle the coronavirus, in what is becoming the epicentre for the disease.

The provincial government has released its plan for tackling COVID-19, and managing Ontario's finances through the pandemic. We speak about it with Finance Minister Rod Phillips; Our food guide talks about the legacy of Mobarak Popat, who was the first person to die of COVID-19 in Toronto. He owned a grocery store in Little India called Kohinoor Foods which is famous for its seasonal mangos; The federal government has announced you could be fined or sent to jail if you leave your home after being ordered to self-isolate because you visited another country. Michael Bryant, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, reflects on the rare use of the law by the Liberal government.

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Toronto rises, health-care workers are facing supply shortages of potentially life-saving personal protective equipment.The Medical director of Critical Care at Michael Garron Hospital, Dr. Michael Warner, explains the situation in Toronto hospitals and why the hospital is running a donation drive for supplies; As COVID-19 increases pressure on healthcare workers and local restaurants, a Toronto resident has come up with an idea that tries to help both. Adair Roberts tells us about her Feed the Frontline initiative to bring hot meals prepared by local restaurants to frontline workers battling COVID-19; The federal government is sending three planes to Lima to pick up Canadians who are stranded in Peru this week. But hundreds of Canadians have not been able to get to the capital city to meet those planes. Torontonian Margaret McKellar talks about what it's been like for her and her 15-year-old daughter to be stranded in the Andes.