Alison O'Connor: Government launch living with Covid-19 plan in a shambolic week 

We are deep in cod liver oil politics territory here; nobody wants to swallow anymore of this coronavirus pandemic awfulness, writes Alison O'Connor

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly at the unveiling of the Government's Plan for Living with Covid-19. Picture: Julien Behal Photography

As this week closes we are close to the worst of all worlds when it comes to fighting a global pandemic. Covid-19 numbers are soaring and patience with the Government has worn dangerously thin.

There is a long and woeful list of things that have gone wrong.