Two years ago, Owen O'Flynn climbed Kilimanjaro and last year he climbed Carrauntoohil. In his own words, Owen, 23, from Bantry in West Cork, believed he was indestructible: he didn't think he would get sick.
Ever. When the pandemic struck here in March, and coronavirus cases began to rise, Owen, who is a doctor and training to be a GP, was working at Cork University Hospital.
He now knows he contracted the virus then, although he didn't realise it at the time. Apart from losing his sense of taste and smell, Owen had no other symptoms.
The loss of taste and smell weren't recognised symptoms of Covid-19 at that time. The virus passed through Owen and he carried on as usual.