The Irish Examiner View: Time to be open

The coronavirus figures are constantly changing, and are likely to do so for some time. Nevertheless, by yesterday afternoon, the virus had been found in some 55 countries,including Ireland.

There have been almost 90,000 cases, 1,520 in Europe. The death toll has reached 2,979 and will grow, and even if flu has already killed far more people this year, coronavirus remains an unknown known, which is the strongest possible argument for concerted caution and action.