Covid-19: Why we are all paying a very heavy price

Since the start restrictions have been part of a bid to prevent our woefully inadequate hospital system from becoming overwhelmed, writes Daniel McConnell

Pedestrians at St. Patrick's Street in Cork with social distance signs. File picture Denis Minihane.

The speed with which the Covid-19 virus is currently raging is certainly a concern.

There are many who already have asked whether the decision to loosen restrictions earlier this month was appropriate given where we now find ourselves.