Coronavirus: Best of times, worst of times
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 ~ Updated 10:25 PM
Charles Dickens might have been talking about today rather than the 1700s. His classic "A Tale of Two Cities" begins with the words many of us have heard so often we could quote them in our sleep: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." So it is during this coronavirus pandemic that has swept home and abroad.
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