Capturing what life was like in Britain and in other countries hit by the virus, the book tells the story of how television news was kept on air when so many workplaces were abandoned and how reporters and crews covered the news while 'social distancing' - a term few had heard at the start of the year. In Reporting Coronavirus, ITV News' correspondents, presenters and producers write a series of essays about their personal experiences covering the pandemic.
A first work in a new Covid genre, and one with a fascinating breadth of observation told through personal vignettes. From Wuhan to Lombardy, hospitals to schools, the ITV News studio to the Premier League, the book offers a snapshot of society at home and abroad in the early part of the pandemic, and the challenges of reporting it. At times upsetting, frequently thought-provoking, but never boring.