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Stats point to value of universal health care Re: 鈥淐omment: Canada among world鈥檚聽least prepared for COVID-19, 鈥� Gwyn Morgan, April 3.

Stay in your lane, Langford Re: 鈥淟angford is breaking ranks with virus test,鈥� Les Leyne, April 2. I agree 100% with Les Leyne鈥檚 column regarding Langford鈥榮 efforts in dealing with COVID-19.

Heartfelt thank you to all front-line workers I would like to thank some of the other workers who are still doing their jobs despite the current situation.

I was criticized for wearing a mask Yesterday, while on the beach, I was called out for wearing a mask (which a friend made for me). Really?!! Wearing a mask during a pandemic? What an outrageous concept.

If you like ghost town, keep shopping online Take a drive downtown one of these days and see all the businesses closed, nobody on the streets shopping or chatting, nobody in coffee shops or restaurants 鈥� a ghost town, for sure.

Passing joggers should keep their distance In these trying times it鈥檚 important to exercise for both our physical and mental well-being, all while keeping that tricky six-foot distance.

An uplifting story on聽the聽front page Re: 鈥� She鈥檚 95. He鈥檚 102. Their love still聽shines through the window ,鈥� March 27. I鈥檓 writing in response to the very special front page story on March 27.

Who do we protect with confidentiality? Just who are we protecting by refusing to reveal the whereabouts of any confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Island or, indeed, in the whole of B.C.

We face risk every day, aware of it or not. Some risk we can manage or mitigate by acting intelligently and wearing safety goggles and seatbelts, or using a ladder instead of a chair to change a high lightbulb.

Better to be accused of聽overreacting Re: 鈥淎 feeling that we are killing the patient to cure the disease,鈥� editorial March 25. You are correct in saying that we do not know enough about this disease.