Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien is urging residents to remain calm and take care of each other as sweeping changes affect the city due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. “This situation is changing every day and every hour, frankly,” Therrien says.
People have been good about listening to messaging from Peterborough Public Health, she says. “What we’re hearing now is that we do have a lot of elderly folks in our community who maybe can’t get out and get groceries,” Therrien says.
The mayor recommends checking on anyone who is elderly, who may be unable to go shopping or who may be self-isolating and seeing what you can do to help. “This is a serious issue, but we have to work together as a team to make sure we get through this in the