There are so many aspects of the current coronavirus situation, and the behaviour of many governments and mainstream media, which seem inexplicable. Occasionally something comes along which seems to make sense of that which has so far remained shrouded in darkness. The current Grand Solar Minimum, along with this article by Dr Tony Phillips, in which he describes the effects of a solar storm which occurred in 1921, was for me one of these illuminating moments. Aside from the obvious “corona” coincidence, could there be a connection between conditions in our solar system right now and the events on the ground?