I block them out constantly, but not because of Covid. I have done for years, because I despise rolling news. When I decide to read the news, I glance at BBC articles briefly. Sometimes I take a look at the Guardian. But I do some when I wish, not because some infernal alert pings up.

The news is not reality, and a constant consumption of it leads to a grossly distorted, hysterical view.

That is all. Now I'll read your article.