2 March

I should apologise to my friends in advance that I won’t be taking part in ‘normal’ social life until Covid is at some sort of manageable level in the community. I’m not being part of the political attempt to wish Covid away. It kills people. I’m not ‘anxious’ about Covid, as people are often condescendingly labelled who try to stop it spreading. I just know about Covid. If you know about Covid, you don’t think normal life is back. And this decision of mine is as much about protecting other people as it is about me. About vulnerable members of family, friends, and others in the community. About teachers, nurses, doctors, essential services, supermarkets etc. forced to work in a Covid soup. About the people dying every 30 minutes.