Scars of Covid-19 on our society will remain long after pandemic is over

It has taken loved ones from us, forced millions into shielding or isolation and fundamentally changed how we live our lives.

As the months roll by following the outbreak, the cost of Covid-19 is becoming increasingly clear.

‘Unprecedented’ is that headline carried on the front page of today’s YEP.

A new report underlines how Leeds City Council is now staring down the barrel of a funding shortfall of nearly £120m for the next financial year.

We know that as work continues to develop a vaccine and banish coronavirus altogether, one day the pandemic will be over.

But the physical, emotional and, indeed, financial scars will remain as a painful reminder of the true cost of Covid-19.