March 5: Peel confirms its first case of COVID-19, a Mississauga man who had travelled on the Grand Princess cruise ship from February 11 to 21.[6] His wife was confirmed as the second carrier.[7] March 8: A man returning from Germany tests positive for COVID-19 at Brampton Civic Hospital.[8] March 9: Dr. Jessica Hopkins, the region's Medical Officer of Health, announces her departure. Dr. Lawrence Loh assumes the role of interim Medical Officer of Health.[9] March 10: An entire floor of Royal Bank of Canada's Meadowvale office tower is told to self-quarantine, after a worker tests positive.[10] March 21: Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown comments in an interview that he expects that COVID-19 will "not be a matter of weeks, it's going to be a matter of months," contrary to most government suggestions at the time.[6] March 23: Mississauga declares a state of emergency.[11] March 24: Brampton declares a state of emergency.[12] March 25: Liberal MP for Brampton West Kamal Khera tests positive for COVID-19.[13] Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre, which has 700 clients, restructured its interactions due to physical distancing requirements.[14]