It's tough to stay positive when coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally and entire nations go on lockdown. And in the midst of the fear and uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, each day seems to bring news that's worse than the day before. However, as in most major disasters, tragedies, and public health threats, there are reasons for a better future.
So, even though it's difficult to be the “it could always be worse” type of person during these difficult times, let's try. After all, what other options do we have? Bored Panda has compiled a list of good news about COVID-19 to complement the ones we already have, so scroll down and check 'em out!
#1 Leadership Indeed
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It's worth mentioning that most people with COVID-19 recover. Current estimates suggest that 99% of people infected will beat it. Some people even don't experience any of the symptoms at all. Yes, thousands have died, but the overall death rate is about 1% (or perhaps even lower), far less than MERS (about 34%), SARS (about 11%), or Ebola (90%), though a lot higher than the average seasonal flu (0.1%). Condolences to all the lives lost to this illness, and we should expect many more cases, but if we were to isolate the fatality rates, it could be far worse.
#2 Husband Celebrates 67th Anniversary Outside Wife’s Nursing Home
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Also, scientists have found out how the novel coronavirus breaks into human cells. This will significantly help to develop treatments. It began when researchers revealed the first picture of how the novel coronavirus binds with human respiratory cells to produce more viruses. The scientists in China then solidified the images all the way down to the level of the atoms at the binding points. With this news, understanding how the virus enters cells will significantly aid researchers in finding drugs and vaccines to fight the virus.
A good example of this also comes from China where local medical authorities reported that a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients. Zhang Xinmin, an official at China's science and technology ministry, said favipiravir, developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm, had produced promising results in clinical trials in Wuhan and Shenzhen involving 340 patients.
#3 This Japanese Shopkeeper's Smile
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Next, humanity's response to future pandemics should improve. "The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed shortcomings in healthcare systems throughout the world that provide an opportunity to improve them," Robert H. Shmerling, MD, wrote in the Harvard Health Blog. "For example, a faster global response, better and quicker distribution of testing kits, and more coordinated and coherent public messaging should be expected the next time around. (No guarantees, of course.)"
The new coronavirus epidemic is a huge problem that's probably only gonna get bigger in the following weeks and months. For those who are infected and those trying to avoid infection, these are definitely tough times. But, as Shmerling put it, "Amid all the doom and gloom, there are some positive stories, positive messages and reasons to remain hopeful."
#4 These Are Epic Times
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#5 A Customer Left A $2,500 Tip To Support An Ohio Bar That Had To Close Because Of Coronavirus
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#6 During The Quarantine, A Pianist In Barcelona Went To His Balcony To Play “My Heart Will Go On”
During the quarantine, a pianist in Barcelona went to his balcony to play “My Heart Will Go On” for his neighborhood.
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) March 18, 2020
After he started, a sax player in the building next door joined him.
I’m here for all of this...🌎❤️pic.twitter.com/3utPYfDbua
#7 This 103 Year Old Iranian Women Beat The The Corona Virus And Was Allowed To Go Back Home! She’s Holding A Piece Of Paper Saying “I Defeated The Corona Virus”
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#8 Wholesome
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#9 Spanish Soldiers Helping An Elderly Woman During Quarentine
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#10 He Comes To Talk To His Dad Every Day Since The Nursing Home Is On Lockdown
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#11 Boyfriend Lost His Serving Job Because Of Corona. Bosses Cleared Out The Kitchen To Provide Food For Employees And Intend On Making Them Weekly Care Packages
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#12 Granddaughter Telling Grandfather The News Of Her Engagement
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#13 Distancing Solution In A Danish Supermarket
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#14 Jennifer Haller, The First Person In The World To Be Injected With The Experimental Vaccine For The Covid-19
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#15 Sometimes A Bad Situation Brings Out The Best
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#16 Nz Supermarket
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#17 My Wife Off To Fight Covid-19. Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Some Wear Ppe
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#18 Stop Hoarding
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#19 My Kindergarten Teaching Wife Holding Daily Zoom Sessions For Her Students. Because She's A Real Hero!
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#20 My Local Chinese Restaurant Fed 100 People For Free Today. This Is What Community Is All About
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#21 Someone With A Generous And Kind Heart
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#22 Good Socializing Etiquette In The Era Of The Coronavirus
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#23 This Student Created A Network Of 'Shopping Angels' To Help The Elderly Get Groceries During The Coronavirus Pandemic
#24 Free Books
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#25 A Patient’s Daughter Writing Messages To Her Mom During The Visitor Ban Amidst The Corona Outbreak
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#26 Elderly Residents In A Care Home In Scotland Have Not Been Allowed Visitation From Their Loved Ones Due To Covid 19. The Carers Are Using Facebook To Keep In Touch With Their Families To Let Them Know They Are Safe
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#27 That's How You Do It!
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#28 Not Often Do We See People This Young And Mature. Bravo Edmidgley, We Are Sorry You Had To Step Down
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#29 We Don’t Deserve John Bon Jovi
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#30 Great News
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#31 Heroes
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#32 China Sent Medical Masks To Italy
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#33 We Need More Efforts Like These
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#34 Stay Safe Be Kind
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#35 Lots Of Strange Things Happening In The World Lately. Adopted This Rescue Kitty Today To Help Make Both Our Lives Better
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#36 100 Years Old Today And The Nursing Home Is On Coronavirus Lockdown So They Sang To Her From Outside
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#37 Oink, Oink
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#38 Shout Out To My Sister For Singing Happy Birthday To Me While I’m Self Quarantined. Here’s To 28!
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#39 Father Of The Year
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#40 This Church Has The Right Idea
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#41 I'm Gonna Cry
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#42 Coronavirus Lockdown Likely Saved 77,000 Lives In China Just By Reducing Pollution
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#43 Chris Is Definitely A Bro
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#44 What People Are Upto In Italy During Corona Pandemic
#COVID19KE #StayAtHomeChallenge
— Basho (@bm_bashir) March 18, 2020
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#45 Humans Above Business. Always
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#46 My Sister On The Left, Chicago Fire Department Paramedic. Thanks For Being Awesome, Dork
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#47 A 98 Year Old Patient Recovered From Coronavirus In China
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#48 Due To Coronavirus, We Decided To Just Go To The Courthouse Today Instead Of Stressing About The Wedding We've Been Planning For Months. Couldn't Be Happier
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#49 We Had To Cancel Our Wedding, But We Didn’t Cancel The Marriage
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#50 Covid Power Couple Working Long Shifts In The ER! I Cannot Tell You How Happy I Am To Have My Boyfriend Who Understands The Stresses I’m Going Through
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#51 Northern Canadian City Embracing Social Distancing By Putting Hearts In Their Windows For People On Walks To See; This Is Just Some Of Them!
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#52 Policeman Feeding Birds Near Erbil Citadel During COVID-19. No One Else Is Out Due To The Pandemic
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#53 Give A Little Smile In This Troubling Time. My Work Is Giving Away Free Toilet Paper When You Spend $5 In Our Drive-Thru. Everyone Gets A Good Laugh About It! Love My Job
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#54 Salute To All Health Workers Around The Globe Sacrificing Their Comfort And Safety To Help Another
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#55 Christmas In March! Why Not?
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#56 China Permanently Bans Consumption Of Wild Animals
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#57 Drew Is A Legend
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#58 Neighbours On Lockdown Sing Happy Birthday To 80 Year Old From Their Balconies
#59 School Staff In Wyoming, Standing Out In The Storm With Lunches For Students
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#60 Real Heroes Deserve More Appreciation
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#61 A Doctor In Wuhan Stopped To Let A 87 Year Old Patient To See The Sunset During A Transfer
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#62 My Local Distillery Started Making Hand Sanitizer And Giving It Away For Free
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#63 Thank You Jenn. My County Has The Highest Count Of Covid-19 In Our State
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#64 My Neighborhood Little Free Library Transformed Overnight (Love My Neighbors In Madison)
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#65 The Red Cross In Italy Helping Deliver Food And Goods To The Quarantined
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#66 My Neighborhood Converted Our Library To A Food And Supply Bank During The Covid-19 Pandemic
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#67 Showing The Movie On The Wall, Italy
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#68 Wholesome
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#69 Wholesomeness In The Midst Of Covid-19
I work with an older gentleman who has disabilities. I support him in his home, located in an elderly community, which is obviously the neighborhood to avoid right now. As I was leaving at the end of my shift, these people were dropping off supply bags at each door full of stuff which the older people would need during the quarantine. It wasn't too much in each bag, but they at least gave a roll of toilet paper and some hygiene products. They all had great big smiles and were some of the cheesiest people I've seen in awhile. It really brightened my outlook on this lockdown which central/ northern California is going into and contrasted the selfishness of those who have been over buying and hoarding supplies. That made me feel really good and I want to spread the positivity on.
Please be careful y'all, and take care of each other. God bless
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#70 Us Navy Hospital Ships On Their Way To New York To Help Fight Chinese Coronavirus
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#71 A Local Bank In My Area Bought All The Corned Beef From A Local Deli After They Had To Shut Down Do To The Coronavirus
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#72 Reasonable And Appreciative Customers? No Way
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#73 People Buying Gift Cards From A Local Restaurant To See Them Through Lean Times
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#74 Invisible Hands
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#75 When A Woman In London Posted This Letter In Her Building, She Heard A Knock On Her Door And No One Was There— A Neighbor Left These Chocolates With An Anonymous Reply To Her Letter
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#76 To Help Low-Income Families Stay Connected To Updates About The Covid-19 Pandemic And To Alleviate Those Adversely Affected, Comcast Is Giving Away Two Months Of Free Internet Services Through Its Internet Essentials Program For Eligible Households That Sign Up Starting Monday, March 16
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#77 Butcher Dave Jones, The Owner Of D Jones Butchers In Earlsheaton, UK, Posted On Social Media Offering To Deliver 2-Week Food Parcel At No Cost, After A Rise In Coronavirus Cases Across The UK
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#78 Faith In Humanity Restored!
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#79 Landlady Gives Some Money To Tenants, Also Lets Them Have 1 Month Free Rent
#80 Here's My Bosses Cooking The Last Of The Food In The Restaurant To Give Out To The Employees
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#81 My Sister Sent This To Me Today, I'm So Proud Of Her
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#82 This Saint Of A Woman Has Been Handing Out Sack Lunches For The Kids At A Local Park
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#83 Things Are Fine At My Local Grocery. Out Of A Few Staples, But No Need To Panic Or Hoard
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#84 Doing Your Part Looks Like This, NYC Rush-Hour Traffic, It's Not Easy, But We Can Do This
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#85 DIY Face Shields For Our Frontliners
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#86 I Just Drove By This, Not Everyone Is A Hoarder. It Put A Smile On My Face In These Uncertain Times
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#87 Crystal Clear Water In Venice Due To Decrease Of Pollution
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#88 Husband And Wife On First Line Of Defense Against Coronavirus. Finally Meet For Couple Minutes
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#89 This Is Darryl Falzarano, His 12 Member Research Team Is Currently Testing A Vaccine For Covid-19
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#90 The Owner Of My Local Supermarket Hitesh Is Opening Early And Allowing Only Pensioners For An Hour
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#91 Was Going To Buy TP This Past Weekend. Put Final Roll On The Holder This Morning
I couldn't find any. Many trips, 6 days, Ran into a driver. Said he just delivered to another store. Gave him a $20 card to subway. Thank these heroes even if it's small!
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#92 Nice
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#93 A Hotel In Wuhan Has Been Providing 1000 Free “Love Box Lunch” Meals A Day For Frontline Medical Staff At Hospitals
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#94 Took Mom To Walmart This Morning To Grab A Few Things And As Usual, The Toilet Paper And Paper Towels Were Nowhere To Be Found
As we were walking to the car, we see this guy stopping some elderly folks and handing them bags of toilet paper.... Out of his trunk. I was blown away because I'm usually expecting the worst in people. He came over to us and asked if we needed some then handed my mom a bag with, I think 5 or 6 rolls. Then he says he didn't want money... He was just out helping the older folks that needed it! That was pretty rad.
Thank you, toilet paper guy!!
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#95 My Local Trader Joe's Making Sure People Get What They Need
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#96 My Mom Saw Phil Woodman, President Of Woodman's (Major Grocery Chain In The Midwest), Stocking The Chicken At His Store This Morning
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#97 Our Mailman Posted This Today! Sars-Cov-2 Can Survive On Steel For Up To Three Days, So I'll Be Sanitizing Mine, As Well
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#98 My Workmate Got This Through His Door. Be Kind And Be Safe
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#99 My Apartment Complex Had To Close The Clubhouse, Close The Gym, And Postpone Resident Events. But They Won't Stop Trying To Cheer Us All Up Despitethe Quarantine! Today I Found Puzzles When I Went To Check The Mail
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#100 You Amazing Humans, We Thank You
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