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If You Think People Are The Worst These Days, These 40 Wholesome Pics May Change Your Mind
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!
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These Are Epic Times
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.
Leadership Indeed
If only we in the US had such a kind, considerate leader. Instead we have a criminal cabal that's going to make millions of dollars on the suffering of others.
I disagree, he'll sell them magazine hats and McDonald's. That scumbag wouldn't give anything away for free.
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I admit I'm no expert on Norway, but everything I hear about the country seems to be so positive. It seems like a very grown up country where all people are all treated with compassion, dignity and empathy. Nice.
That is a very nice thing to her Louise. In a global perspective we have a well-functioning society and a high level of people's thrust in the government. There are however, always room for improvements, and as in all other countries we have our disagreements and challenges. But I think many countries would benefit from having leaders such as ours.
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I hope that you get a new leader that is handling such matters in a more pragmatic and factual way, and with a higher level of trust from his/her people.
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In Israel the President is releasing recordings of him reading children's stories.
Can i move to Israel permanently please...I'm stuck with BoJo so I'm sure you will make an exception under such circumstances!!
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People against socialism constantly say it's awful to have the government so in control of your life. Then I see things like this with Norway and Sweden...they are some of the most compassionate people in the world. They are not true socialist..it's more of a socialist democracy. The point is, they take care of each other. How is that a bad thing?
Love it! The Danish PM, Mette Frederiksen did the exact same thing two days before Erna. It’s such an important thing to do, to display vital leadership.
That's probably where Erna got it from then. She's a really s****y Prime Minister about 98% of the time.
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I'm so jealous. Here in the U.S. we've been stuck with this deranged orange buffoon.
Trump yells at reporters when they ask questions about what he's going to do. He knows he doing something wrong.
Quebec's prime minister told kids in a Covid press conference that the tooth fairy was an essential worker so yes, she will collect teeth regardless of the lockdown
Haha, well.. there is no shortage of criticism towards the leadership here in Norway either, tho... :P
I know of a few Presidents and Prime Ministers who should take notes!
No, everything will not be okay. People have shown themselves to be extremely gullible by buying into this media-hyped non-threat, the same sort of gullibility that enabled Nazis to rise to power.
As this was a speech for children I think this is a wise thing to say, and it is not advantageous not to scare the children into panic at this point of time. Children need to believe that someone greater than them has control, and a plan for making this right in the best way they can. At the same time they are informing the children on how they, concretely and practically can themselves help us all to not spread the virus further.
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I love it. For sure! It's a very sweet move and most of all, very considerated. But still I need to say: Europe seems ro go down in chaos right now. Every country is (just about) starting their own rules/regulations. Numerous countries consits of
..*sorry I slipped* several states and this makes the whole situations moren and more complicated. All in all I'd just try to say: do talk to us the same way. We're all scared kids in situations like these. <3
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She should have said instead how bad the children were for asking those nasty questions /s
She's a really s****y prime minister most of the time. Racist, against letting refugees in to the country, for giving more money too the rich and less to the poor, and she thinks that art and culture is a waste of money. But this was actually a nice thing to do. (I doubt she came up with it on her own to be honest)
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.
Not Often Do We See People This Young And Mature. Bravo Edmidgley, We Are Sorry You Had To Step Down
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."
Husband Celebrates 67th Anniversary Outside Wife’s Nursing Home
Lots Of Strange Things Happening In The World Lately. Adopted This Rescue Kitty Today To Help Make Both Our Lives Better
We Don’t Deserve John Bon Jovi
Heroes
My Local Chinese Restaurant Fed 100 People For Free Today. This Is What Community Is All About
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”
Husband And Wife On First Line Of Defense Against Coronavirus. Finally Meet For Couple Minutes
Stop Hoarding
That's How You Do It!
This Church Has The Right Idea
He Comes To Talk To His Dad Every Day Since The Nursing Home Is On Lockdown
China Sent Medical Masks To Italy
Great News
Who, who ,who, who. Finally, someone was able to answer it.
This Japanese Shopkeeper's Smile
100 Years Old Today And The Nursing Home Is On Coronavirus Lockdown So They Sang To Her From Outside
Jennifer Haller, The First Person In The World To Be Injected With The Experimental Vaccine For The Covid-19
I'm Gonna Cry
Granddaughter Telling Grandfather The News Of Her Engagement
A Doctor In Wuhan Stopped To Let A 87 Year Old Patient To See The Sunset During A Transfer
With the production stopped, finally people can see the sky again in China.
Someone With A Generous And Kind Heart
Distancing Solution In A Danish Supermarket
During The Quarantine, A Pianist In Barcelona Went To His Balcony To Play “My Heart Will Go On”
My Wife Off To Fight Covid-19. Not All Heroes Wear Capes. Some Wear Ppe
A Customer Left A $2,500 Tip To Support An Ohio Bar That Had To Close Because Of Coronavirus
Other people that are being forgotten again are the homeless. They have no where to quarantine that is not crowded to the max. One guy that I know that's homeless in the area was still standing on a corner with a sign asking for work or help. I gave him $50 and he started crying. I just hope they don't completely lock down everything or these people might starve to death.
Sometimes A Bad Situation Brings Out The Best
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
Father Of The Year
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
My Kindergarten Teaching Wife Holding Daily Zoom Sessions For Her Students. Because She's A Real Hero!
@boredpanda Can you please ban this Real Joe Biden please? He's a complete a*****e.
Stay Safe Be Kind
Spanish Soldiers Helping An Elderly Woman During Quarentine
A 98 Year Old Patient Recovered From Coronavirus In China
This Student Created A Network Of 'Shopping Angels' To Help The Elderly Get Groceries During The Coronavirus Pandemic
NZ Supermarket
Here in the CZ we have 2 hours shopping window for only elderly people.
Reasonable And Appreciative Customers? No Way
Drew Is A Legend
Nice
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!!
Chris Is Definitely A Bro
Neighbours On Lockdown Sing Happy Birthday To 80 Year Old From Their Balconies
This Is Darryl Falzarano, His 12 Member Research Team Is Currently Testing A Vaccine For Covid-19
Read more about these amazing Canadian scientists at VIDO-InterVac here: https://www.vido.org/
You Amazing Humans, We Thank You
China Permanently Bans Consumption Of Wild Animals
I doubted this but: https://vegnews.com/2020/2/china-permanently-bans-consumption-of-wild-animals
We Had To Cancel Our Wedding, But We Didn’t Cancel The Marriage
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
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
All doctors and nurses dealing with this virus are putting their own health on the line. Americans often say "Thank you for your service" to military personnel. I would like to say it to all medics everywhere: Thank you for your service!
Policeman Feeding Birds Near Erbil Citadel During COVID-19. No One Else Is Out Due To The Pandemic
My Mom Saw Phil Woodman, President Of Woodman's (Major Grocery Chain In The Midwest), Stocking The Chicken At His Store This Morning
That's an awesome owner. Ok Waltons..he set the bar high. Ball's in your court!
Shout Out To My Sister For Singing Happy Birthday To Me While I’m Self Quarantined. Here’s To 28!
Oink, Oink
Good Socializing Etiquette In The Era Of The Coronavirus
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
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
My Neighborhood Converted Our Library To A Food And Supply Bank During The Covid-19 Pandemic
My Local Distillery Started Making Hand Sanitizer And Giving It Away For Free
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
The Red Cross In Italy Helping Deliver Food And Goods To The Quarantined
The Owner Of My Local Supermarket Hitesh Is Opening Early And Allowing Only Pensioners For An Hour
I wish my local IGA was as kind. Living in a small rural town (1500 people), only one supermarket & they've jacked up all their prices - because life isn't difficult enough atm. Examples: $7(au) for a lettuce, $19 for 5kg potatoes and regardless of family size (we're a family of 6) only allowed to purchase 1 of any item
Free Books
No worries, just place the box of books outside for a couple days before sharing. The virus dies on paper and plastic fairly quickly. If you put the books each in a ziplock and folks use gloves, it could still work. Maybe add a note/sign to explain what precautions had been taken and how to be safe. Not a bad idea, just needs some detail added.
School Staff In Wyoming, Standing Out In The Storm With Lunches For Students
A Hotel In Wuhan Has Been Providing 1000 Free “Love Box Lunch” Meals A Day For Frontline Medical Staff At Hospitals
Salute To All Health Workers Around The Globe Sacrificing Their Comfort And Safety To Help Another
A Patient’s Daughter Writing Messages To Her Mom During The Visitor Ban Amidst The Corona Outbreak
My Local Trader Joe's Making Sure People Get What They Need
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
DIY Face Shields For Our Frontliners
Landlady Gives Some Money To Tenants, Also Lets Them Have 1 Month Free Rent
Here's My Bosses Cooking The Last Of The Food In The Restaurant To Give Out To The Employees
This Saint Of A Woman Has Been Handing Out Sack Lunches For The Kids At A Local Park
Judging by her work clothes she is working for the Nutrition Services Department of Victor Valley Union High School District which seems to be in Victorville, CA.
Coronavirus Lockdown Likely Saved 77,000 Lives In China Just By Reducing Pollution
Christmas In March! Why Not?
Wholesome
Things Are Fine At My Local Grocery. Out Of A Few Staples, But No Need To Panic Or Hoard
Northern Canadian City Embracing Social Distancing By Putting Hearts In Their Windows For People On Walks To See; This Is Just Some Of Them!
I Just Drove By This, Not Everyone Is A Hoarder. It Put A Smile On My Face In These Uncertain Times
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
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
Spectrum internet here offered free internet connections to all of the college students who are now forced to take online classes due to the lockdowns. As a tutor for my college, this made me smile as some of my students were fighting getting in before the lockdown due to changing public transit. They have computers at home, but no internet. Now they have a way to finish their classes without having to travel. One messaged me and told me how weird it's gonna be doing his homework in his PJ's.
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!
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
Scrolling down and seeing just the top of that photo I was worried it was going to be someone a tad hairy...
Showing The Movie On The Wall, Italy
What People Are Upto In Italy During Corona Pandemic
Crystal Clear Water In Venice Due To Decrease Of Pollution
Not really. Lack of boat traffic means the silt has settled to the bottom and is not clouding the water.
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
Thank You Jenn. My County Has The Highest Count Of Covid-19 In Our State
Us Navy Hospital Ships On Their Way To New York To Help Fight Chinese Coronavirus
The live-in married managers of my apartment building put up notices that they would gladly pick up groceries and prescriptions for any tenants nervous about going outdoors. They also wrote that they would work with the building property owners on rent issues if money was going to be a problem. Very caring people.
And then I see germany, where some people steal other people's shopping from their carts, corona parties are celebrated, families make a trip to the hardware store because it´s boring at home, they meet for a barbecue in the park, parents send their children to other families so that they are not at home...Favourite sentence of the german brain saver "I´m free and do not let me dictate what I can and can´t do!" Take care of each other and be nice. I love you panda people <3
You realize these kinds of jerks are in every country, right?
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Glad i got to see these. Working for a retail pharmacy we are super stressed right now. Some people are just out right nasty. Its nice to see people helping out and giving a c**p.
I'm an apartment manager & just came back from a 2 week vacation in Hawaii so when I leave my apartment I wear a respirator and neoprene gloves. Not for me but people I encounter since I have no way to know if I may have been exposed on one of the 4 airliners I took. In addition to my normal duties I now wipe down all the handrails, common door handles, and laundry room surfaces twice a day. I was born before the polio & MMR vaccines were created. I've lived through and avoided HIV/AIDS, SARS, swine, & numerous STDs. Not by being stupid. (well, during the 70s I was a s**t so just lucky I guess)
I guess, more than 1000 dead (and counting) in a couple of weeks in Italy is not evidence enough that this is not just some good old fashioned sensationalism from the media. Look at the time span, not just the numbers, please. Greetings from S. Korea! ♡
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The live-in married managers of my apartment building put up notices that they would gladly pick up groceries and prescriptions for any tenants nervous about going outdoors. They also wrote that they would work with the building property owners on rent issues if money was going to be a problem. Very caring people.
And then I see germany, where some people steal other people's shopping from their carts, corona parties are celebrated, families make a trip to the hardware store because it´s boring at home, they meet for a barbecue in the park, parents send their children to other families so that they are not at home...Favourite sentence of the german brain saver "I´m free and do not let me dictate what I can and can´t do!" Take care of each other and be nice. I love you panda people <3
You realize these kinds of jerks are in every country, right?
Load More Replies... Glad i got to see these. Working for a retail pharmacy we are super stressed right now. Some people are just out right nasty. Its nice to see people helping out and giving a c**p.
I'm an apartment manager & just came back from a 2 week vacation in Hawaii so when I leave my apartment I wear a respirator and neoprene gloves. Not for me but people I encounter since I have no way to know if I may have been exposed on one of the 4 airliners I took. In addition to my normal duties I now wipe down all the handrails, common door handles, and laundry room surfaces twice a day. I was born before the polio & MMR vaccines were created. I've lived through and avoided HIV/AIDS, SARS, swine, & numerous STDs. Not by being stupid. (well, during the 70s I was a s**t so just lucky I guess)
I guess, more than 1000 dead (and counting) in a couple of weeks in Italy is not evidence enough that this is not just some good old fashioned sensationalism from the media. Look at the time span, not just the numbers, please. Greetings from S. Korea! ♡
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