How have older people managed their own ‘situated risk’ (Boholm 2003) during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how have they (possibly) restructured their self-identities within this new cultural context? To answer this question, the author draws upon the narratives and experiences of older people in Denmark to examine the 'corona situation' in their specific context. With this starting point, the author's analysis shows that this group's reactions and ways of dealing with the situation were as different as the older people themselves. Regardless of whether the pandemic has had a major or minor impact on older people's lives, a key point in the article is that they all had to deal with the effects of the pandemic - and to negotiate their identities in this new context with the pandemic as an active co-creator.