'The new normal' is a phrase which has been used a lot in the last year, as everyone across the country changed their daily routines to work around restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. More than most, it describes perfectly the current role of police officers, who have been forced to juggle their usual crime-related duties with policing a pandemic. To see for ourselves how their jobs have changed, we joined Sgt Chris Clay and Pc Sam Smerdon of the Norwich East team on a patrol of the city centre on Wednesday, January 13.