Joyce Fegan: The great outdoors will keep us well during pandemic

From medics to wellbeing advocates, the experts tell Joyce Fegan that even a little exercise in daylight every day will help protect us during the Covid-19 crisis

Lisa Regan, Swimmer at Salthill Lisa Regan enjoying her daily swim at Black Rock, Salthill, Galway.

BEING outside is safer. From virologists to immunologists and GPs to mental health professionals, the key to good health this winter, with Covid-19, is to get outdoors as much as possible.

As evidenced by statistics provided to the Irish Examiner from Irish Water Safety, the RNLI, and Mountain Rescue Ireland, people flocked to the outdoors during and after lockdown, and now medical experts advise we keep this behaviour up.