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Red Lines

Covid-19 in 2020

Red Lines

BBC

Government

4.478 Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Mark Carruthers is joined by Health Correspondent, Marie-Louise Connolly, Jayne McCormack and Enda McClafferty to look back on what a global pandemic has changed in 2020.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We're now in our 10th month of dealing with coronavirus.

0:03.8

So much has changed in so many ways for so many of us since March.

0:08.1

And in this final edition of Red Lines in 2020,

0:10.8

we're going to take a look back at the challenges of reporting on the pandemic

0:14.4

with three key members of our team.

0:16.8

Let's set out our stall first of all.

0:20.0

Mary Louise, what's changed in the past year?

0:23.7

Well, aspects of the story around coronavirus has changed, Mark.

0:27.9

From reporting it, I have to say, very little is changed because for me it remains as relentless, as harrowing and has had many twists and turns as a Bill Bailey routine on a Saturday night and strictly come dancing.

0:43.2

Jane?

0:44.0

I think it's the intensity of what we're doing now because even compared to Brexit, which was pretty full on and a stormant talks process, which would often run late into the night.

0:52.8

People are hanging on our

0:54.6

every word these days and with big life and death decisions. And I think that's what I have found

0:58.7

pretty relentless about it this year. Enda. I'm going to be selfish and say my appreciation

1:04.2

for the liberties that I used to enjoy before COVID-19 having lived within a 5K restriction for

1:10.7

four and a half months

1:11.7

where the food shop was a highlight of my week.

1:14.3

You quickly get to appreciate the little small things that you took for granted.

1:18.7

So that was our starter for 10 from three familiar voices over the course of this pandemic.

1:24.6

BBC, NI's health correspondent, Mary Louise Connolly, our political reporter Jane McCormick

1:28.8

and our political correspondent, Enda McLaughordy.

1:31.7

Let's unpack the idea of what has changed a little bit more

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