"The Virus"

I can imagine the cue sheet: Scribbled at the top by the composer is the simple title, "The Virus".

This morning I watched the Citytv morning show, Breakfast Television. The usual ropey-dopey and at times goofy program has tightened with a string of seriousness. Of course news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic is important, but I'm not sure the virus needs its own musical theme.

The downbeat....