The lineup of Londoners wanting COVID-19 testing kits stretched around the exterior of Masonville Place mall Thursday morning. The kits were made available starting at 9 a.m. and some lined up as early as 7 a.m. in the freezing cold to get one. The London Free Press asked those in line for their thoughts on the provincial government’s handling of the pandemic’s latest wave. Read More
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