With strict restrictions now in place in maternity hospitals nationwide, new mothers are becoming increasing worried about the prospect of giving birth without the birth plan and the support team they would have wanted. “The situation is changing rapidly and mothers are contacting me in a frenzy, worried they will […]
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John Shade writes from Finland on how ‘the world’s happiest country’ is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Spring is usually the time for Finns to come out of hibernation. This Spring we emerged, only to be ordered back into isolation. Measures here have followed a common pattern seen around the […]
The lockdown in Spain is taking its toll with many finding the strict isolation regulations difficult. Ruth Sancho Huerga shares some poetic thoughts on the daily routine. It’s half past two in the morning and I’m still awake. We have kept very occupied during the first two weeks of lockdown…doing […]
The Leoni family moved from Clonakilty, West Cork to Gran Canaria last September. Mattia, Elena and their two sons Michele (12) and Sam (10) are now living under Europe’s hardest lockdown in a 600sqft apartment. You’ve been following the news and the stats, so there’s no need to tell you […]
Cork man Conor Dunne arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on March 19, amidst heightening global fears regarding the coronavirus. That night, the country closed its borders for the foreseeable future to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from immigration. The government reaction here has been swift and restrictive – at the […]
Megan Walsh, a general nurse from Ardfield in Clonakilty, moved to Sydney, Australia on February 21, this year. Although Megan has been unable to work since arriving in Sydney, she is trying to stay positive. Strict social-distancing measures are already beginning to work in Australia, as the growth in new coronavirus cases […]