Covid-19 has brought out the best in us. And the worst.
The tens of thousands who volunteered to help others were the best.
Their individual acts of kindness to bring food and succour to the shielding are too many to ever be fully documented.
But you know who you are. And so do the people who needed you.
NHS staff who risked their lives went above and beyond the call of duty. Their heroism will never be forgotten.
Nor will the litany of perilous mistakes this government has made. It is the worst in living memory.
But it takes some gall to profit out of corona. Yet celebrities have taken thousands of pounds in taxpayer cash to do just that.
We know who you are.
Love Island’s Chris Hughes, Shaughna Phillips and Josh Denzel.
After our revelations today, there will not be much love flowing their way.
They trousered the money to plug Matt Hancock’s test-and-trace shambles on Instagram, along with dozens of other social media “influencers”.
Boris Johnson may not have managed to give us the world-beating Covid tracking he promised, but when it comes to crazy publicity stunts, he’s a global leader.
It is right to publicise the importance of testing. Anyone with symptoms should get tested and isolate if the results are positive.
It is wrong to profit out of the misery this pandemic has caused. That’s what sticks in the throat like a Covid cough.
And the message is weakened once we know the messengers are paid for it.
Messaging has been this Government’s weak spot, among many.
The latest to have us falling about laughing was Transport Secretary Grant Shapps putting out the message that people should get back to work.
It doesn’t take a PR genius to see that was best done from his office desk. Instead, he delivered it from home.
Getting clear, timely and authoritative guidance is essential if we are to beat this virus. That is Boris Johnson’s job and his duty.
It is not to line the pockets of luvvie islanders.
True-life hero
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman fought most of his evil opponents in the public arena of the big screen.
But when it came to battling his most deadly enemy, Chadwick chose to do it in private.
That is why it was only yesterday that we learned of his four-year struggle against colon cancer when it was revealed he died on Friday at the tragically young age of 43.
Yet throughout the ordeal of surgery and chemo, he carried on making movies.
Chadwick championed the cause of black America through the roles he chose.
And changed the face of Hollywood with Black Panther.
He was not just a superhero on screen. But in real life too.
