Today marks 5 years since Covid forced schools and colleges to close.
Mass gatherings were restricted and we were told to stay 2 metres apart following an announcement by the then Taoiseach in March 2020.
The restrictions were supposed to last two weeks, but a national stay at home order was in place by the end of the month. Co Monaghan Professor Sam McConkey, an expert in infectious disease, says there will be more pandemics – but we’re better prepared.
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