Covid-19: Film-maker Mary Moynihan on being struck down by the virus

When theatre and film-maker Mary Moynihan got Covid-19, she expected she’d be over it in two weeks. She tells Helen O’Callaghan about the setbacks she encountered, how it’s changed her perspective and how her arts background is helping her bounce back

It is day 29 since Mary Moynihan was hit by Coronavirus, and she’s coming out of it, “slowly getting there”. It took her by surprise – not for nothing is it called a ‘novel’ disease, with doctors constantly emphasising its newness, its many unknown aspects.