Irish Examiner view: Coronavirus requires us to stay focused

A man wearing a protective face mask in the departures area of terminal one at Dublin Airport last February. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Even if it is a glass-half-empty view of humanity, it is hard not to be disappointed, even if unsurprised, that less than half of those who, on arrival in the country, offered phone numbers so they might be tracked to help contain Covid-19 could not be contacted.