Racing will survive Covid-19 but for now we must do our bit to stop its spread

Given our forefathers had to pick up arms to preserve our freedom, that our generation can ride out the most nefarious threat to human life in recent history by picking up the remote control should not be lost on us as a society.

A few weeks of house arrest is no sacrifice, although I would respectfully advise against tuning into Netflix’s Pandemic series that began with chilling timing in January. By unfortunate coincidence I happened upon it last week, and one portentous episode was enough.

It might be asking a lot, but, in theory, if the lockdown could be adhered to as strictly as the spirit of the government guidelines in Ireland and Britain decrees, Covid-19 would soon pass. Remember, the virus doesn’t spread – people spread it.