by Duncan MacLaren

I, like many, only knew the word ‘corona’ in two very separate meanings. The first was the excellent Mexican beer whose company has recently reported a £132 million loss of revenue after being unfairly associated with the virus. The second was the corona around the sun which, apparently, gave scientists the name of the virus because of its similar shape. Such a simple name which produces Covid-19, a respiratory illness that can basically suffocate humans, has not only killed and made ill thousands of people but turned the everyday life of our planet’s population into a living nightmare that must somehow be coped with.