THE daily coronavirus report is rapidly becoming the most watched soap opera on TV.

It may lack the endearing, human qualities of Del Boy, Mrs Slocombe and Captain Mainwaring but it completely overshadows EastEnders for pessimism, cynicism and utter repetitiveness (of questions).

Before coronavirus, I cannot recall any of the familiar media faces crusading for the many concerns of care homes.

Now they have turned into instant derisive, distrustful super-consultants scornfully haranguing some hapless obliging minister and flanking experts with questions to which even the most up to date scientific journal has no answer.

We have become obsessed with blame culture – like someone inadvertently knocking over a glass of red wine and determining to sue the goblet manufacturer or the vineyard owner for incompetence.

Clarity is the latest issue. Everyone demands clarity about everything.

No room for common sense or personal initiative. What a contrary species we are.

Two weeks ago the media were screaming “too little, too late!” Now we are getting “too much, too soon.”

Each main news bulletin has about eight “expert” correspondents chipping in their bit on Covid-19, fair-dos – but we really want/need to know about some solitary farmer in remote New Zealand struggling to make ends meet due to the virus?

Enough’s enough.

Mike Baldasera, Darlington