Some states are enjoying a degree of normality and even in Victoria the regions are not suffering the draconian clampdown of Melbourne.

But needless to say just about everybody is suffering, albeit to different degrees, and the temptation is to look after number one or to point the finger in indignation as a way to expend pent-up frustration.

Take masks for instance. Wearing them is not a big ask and haranguing the idiocy of selfish conspiracy theorists has been a satisfying sport for many for the past week or two.

But there are those who, for various medical reasons, cannot wear masks.

On seeing the maskless in the street, it is too easy to leap to the conclusion that here are more outrageous individualists threatening us all.

The reality is, despite the limping cliche of being "in it together", unity is as vital to herd protection as it is to herd immunity.

And that includes taking the less fortunate, the disadvantaged and afflicted along with us on this slow tough road to recovery.