‘It makes me shiver: collapsed houses, bloody people on the street, it makes it so distressing’ and ‘That you may not have put a face mask in your jacket pocket or bag. But you don’t fool me when you travel in public transport and you see all people with face masks, that you don’t get any inspiration to put on your face mask yourself’: these are some reactions from readers at the news of the day. Below are the readers’ letters that appeared in the newspaper of Thursday 9 February. You can send in your own response to letters@ad.nl.