By Penelope Griffiths
I was all set to write a piece on Brexit, since Britain had at last left the European Union. But Nature had other ideas, and “boom!” COVID-19 exploded in the world.
The first we knew of this new viral threat were the headlines of a flu-like disease in a particular area of China that was infecting people and killing many old ones.
By Penelope Griffiths
As I said in my March 4th column, I work for a well-known drug store chain. I have been working as a customer associate now for almost nine months, long enough to have had a baby (which I haven’t, but one of my colleagues had twins!) and long enough to have “regulars” I know by name and date of birth (an ID is needed for purchasing tobacco and/or alcohol).
