If I get corona, I get corona, says one blas, shirtless American dude in a viral news clip . Hes on spring break in Miami, Americas third most sinful city , against the CDCs guidelines to avoid large gatherings amid a global pandemic . At the end of the day, Im not gonna let it stop me from partying.

Over here in Canada, that spirit has been channelled in a much safer, 21st century way. Nightlife across the nation has been indefinitely suspended, as bars and clubs shut down to help stifle the spread of COVID-19. But partying hasnt been completely annihilated its just gone digital.

Honestly, it started out as a joke, Casey MQ , one of many organizers of the Toronto-based virtual party Club Quarantine, told HuffPost Canada. But then it just seemed so obvious. Its like, of course you want to connect with people when youre all alone at home. Thats just part of human nature.

Club Quarantine arrives as an antidote to our social-distancing loneliness. Its a dance party geared toward the queer community, hosted every night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. EST on the video conferencing platform Zoom. Entry is free, unless youd like to make a PayPal donation. Theres no dress code, no line to get in. The venue is accessible to anyone in the world with a wifi connection, so long as you have the code posted in the @clubquarantine Instagram bio every day.

Theres even a virtual bouncer youll be clicked out of the party for any kind of hate speech.