Irish Examiner View: Consistency is vital in war on runaway virus

As the initial reaction to Thursday’s announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, in Washington, turns from well- anticipated surprise to something more considered, there is almost a sense of relief that our phoney war with coronavirus is over.

As the initial reaction to Thursday’s announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, in Washington, turns from well- anticipated surprise — even if that is an oxymoron — to something more considered, more sober, there is almost a sense of relief that our phoney war with coronavirus is over.

We are now following the blueprint of countries that have contained the outbreak or at least appear to have confined it.