With all that is going on it is easy to fall into a dark place and forget all that we should be grateful for, don’t worry it’s happened to all of us! But NO MORE! Let’s make a conscious decision to stop staring at all those negative articles and start reading some of the positive ones; here is a list of things that have happened during this pandemic that we hope will lift your spirits.
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Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, announced on Saturday 21st March that the city will book up to 300 hotels from Intercontinental Hotel Group for the homeless in order to practice safe social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Mayor’s team is working with taxi drivers through apps like FreeNow and Gett, who have volunteered to transport people between shelters and hotels. (Source: BBC)
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Terence Lester, a former homeless man, has placed portable sinks with soap and water around his community in Atlanta, USA, to help protect the homeless from COVID19. (Source: CNN)
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Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, held a conference specifically for children. For half an hour, Erna and her team answered questions submitted by children across the country; she did this in the hopes of busting any myths that may have come about and to reassure them that it is normal to be scared and everything will be okay. (Source: The Independent)
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The water flowing through the canals of Venice is clear for the first time in many years and the wildlife has returned. (Source: The Guardian)
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Zhang Guangfen, a 103-year-old woman recovered from covid19 after six days at a hospital in Wuhan. (Source: The Independent )
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China has closed their last coronavirus emergency hospital and is now preparing to lift the lockdown, the people out on the street are starting to increase, restaurants and shops are starting to reopen and it’s no longer compulsory to wear a mask out in public or on public transport. (Source: The Independent)
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After reading disheartening news articles about the effects of covid19 on individuals, Pete Darmos, a 62-year-old Australian cafe owner, decided to hand out $100 notes to people left unemployed by the covid-19 shutdowns; he donated up to $10,000 of his own hard earned money! (Source: Greek City Times)
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To celebrate its 60th birthday, the nation of Madagascar held its largest ever tree-planting ceremony, with a million seedlings being planted within a couple of hours; the country is planning to plant a million trees for each of its six decade history. (Source: Good News Network)
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A whole street in Hebden Bridge came together for a socially distanced cup of tea on Saturday after a neighbour expressed she was struggling with loneliness. Kirst Newton suggested the idea via the street WhatsApp group and at 11am on Saturday, around 12 residents in the street sat out in the sunshine with a cuppa and chatted down the street. (Source: The Guardian)
Well there you go folks! A series of positive news we have accumulated in the hopes that they will lift your spirits in these challenging times. Stay safe and remember to STAY INDOORS.
