Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 rules are for everyone

Gardaí are warning people to stay within their 5km limit or risk a fine.

As the world struggles with exhaustion — especially frontline medical staff — lockdown isolation, stalled education, and the devastating impact on many small businesses brought by Covid-19, our everyday language struggles to keep pace with the pandemic’s ravages. 

The words, like our energy levels, are running on empty. Descriptions almost unknown just a year ago have been worn threadbare.