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Cor o' na? This book is dedicated to Jesus Christ, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth and Commander-In-Chief of all. To Him be glory, now and forever. Cor o' na? I On some Thursday in March Corona set in. Circa 2020. We were beset with ignorance. Who was this? We knew it came from China but it was largely an unwanted visitor. I remember the night before. I and a friend went to church. We ate meat turnovers and yoghurt. It was a sweet beginning to a bitter continuum. No butter. Thursday it was when Ghana saw her uninvited guest. Already lives were claimed. On social media daily a number popped up for who had been ill-visited. We were adviced to stay indoors – quarantine they called it. Much as it was a time to hide from the unwanted visitor, it was a time to buckle up and family. The quarantine did little to impede the rush of rage from the unwanted. Deaths left, deaths right, uncertainty all around. Except for a group of Christians who remained stoic amidst...