Paul Gilligan: How to address children's fears about Covid-19

There is little doubt that we are all completely psychologically and emotionally consumed by concerns about the Covid-19 virus, writes Paul Gilligan

It is likely that the greatest emotional impact is on children and teenagers. Many of them will not have experienced anything like this before, and most will relate to the fact that a school was closed as one of the first cases of the virus in Ireland concerned a young person.