The weight of the crisis has hit me harder today. The UK is losing the fight. Catherine shares her thoughts on the terrible situation in Italy. I think of all the stories that will be told, in time.

A walk in the countryside and a friend from New York reading from his journal.

A shocking report from Italy prompts me to think how this global crisis could be worse, and Catherine and Freya continue their conversation.

An old friend and get daughter talk about how COVID 19 is impacting life in Clonmel, Ireland, and I find an old recording of my dearly departed dad saying his name!

A visit to my local shop leads to a minor confrontation.

A nighttime walk around my quiet neighbourhood.

Following the UK government's dramatic advice to wait until the weekend for people like me, with long term health conditions to social distance, I decided not to go to work at a large secondary school and make today Day 1.