Morning Focus Reflects On First Year Of Pandemic

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On Thursday’s Morning Focus we marked the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Clare.

This time last year, we had yet to enter lockdown and we naively believed that the virus would be suppressed in a matter of weeks.

We look back at the lessons we’ve learned and the road ahead as we continue to battle the virus.

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Gavin Grace spoke to Dr. Mai Mannix, Director of Public Health at HSE MidWest, Bishop Emeritus of the Killaloe Diocese, Willie Walsh who lost his brother to the virus and to those who volunteered their help to those in need in the community, Sharon Meaney, Manager of Clare Volunteer Centre and John Drysdale from Shannon Scouts who are part of the Shannon Community Response Team.