Covid-19 presents unique challenges for blind people: It has robbed them of touch, which is a key way that they navigate the world. Throughout 2020, National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) service users often said that they were lonely, vulnerable, and isolated, and this is continuing into 2021. This is a free, confidential befriending service for blind or visually impaired people who require social contact through a weekly phonecall. June TinsleyHead of advocacy and communicationsNational Council for the Blind of IrelandNo case for a zero Covid-19 policy? Most likely, advocates of a zero Covid-19 policy also understand that the virus will always be in our midst.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2021 10:48 UTC