Top 12 des bonnes nouvelles du coronavirus illustrées, ça remonte (un peu) le moral

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Ying Ying and Le Le, two giant pandas who could never quite get in the mood over 13 years of living together in a Hong Kong zoo, successfully mated.??Perhaps Ying Ying and Le Le just needed some privacy. Ocean Park Zoo shut down on Jan. 26 as part of Hong Kong’s measures to fight the coronavirus, leaving the amusement park and zoo free of its usual throngs of visitors. It won’t be known for a while whether the patter of tiny panda paws is on the way. The gestation period is from 72 to 324 days, and ultrasound scans can’t detect a cub until 14 to 17 days before birth, the zoo said. Source: The New York Times (link in bio) #positivenews #coronavirus #china #panda #stayhome #animal #giantpanda

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Thanks to the isolation that has been produced to avoid more contagions from the COVID – 19 coronavirus, some animals have taken advantage of walking the streets, swimming where they did not do it before or returning to certain areas. An example of this is the massive arrival of thousands of sea turtles to empty beaches in India, according to reports from local media and social networks. The absence of these turtles were observed in 2002, 2007, 2016 and last year too but this spring was the first in seven years that the mass nesting of the species took place at broad daylight.??Without tourists on the beaches, human interference at the nesting site decreased and experts and authorities estimate that the turtles laid around 60 million eggs in the sands of these Indian beaches. Source: IBT (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #positivity #india #turtle #seaturtle #beach #ocean #egg #coronavirus

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Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, which produces widely-watched annual emissions estimates, said carbon output could fall by more than 5% year-on-year — the first dip since a 1.4% reduction after the 2008 financial crisis.? ? Neither the fall of the Soviet Union nor the various oil or savings and loan crises of the past 50 years are likely to have affected emissions the way this crisis is,” he said. Experts warn that without structural change, the emissions declines caused by coronavirus could be short-lived and have little impact on the concentrations of carbon dioxide that have accumulated in the atmosphere over decades.? ? This is why it is important to think about the nature of the economic stimulus packages around the world as countries come out of the most immediate health crisis,” said Dan Lashof, U.S. director at the World Resources Institute. Source: Reuters (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #earth #co2 #noemissions #future #science #lockdown #carbonemissions

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Together we can beat this virus! If we all do social distancing and stay home, the number and duration of time that people are ill should be lesser than if we don’t. We find ourselves in a unique and challenging time in history, a time that doesn’t allow us to be together in-person but I’m so grateful that the whole world is united in keeping each other safe. #positivity #coronavirus #stayhome #covid19 #socialdistancing #motivation #world

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Denmark-based toymaker Lego recently announced on Instagram that it had begun producing protective visors for front-line healthcare workers in its home country. The company has modified some of its molding machines to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).? ? Intended to offer an extra layer of protection between health workers' eyes and those suffering from COVID-19, the visors consist of a wide, transparent plastic cover and handle.? ? “The team worked around the clock to create designs and make molds that can produce more than 13,000 visors a day. We are grateful to have such talented, dedicated and caring colleagues," the company added. Source: Lego Instagram (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #positivenews #lego #healthcare #help #mask #doctors #denmark #coronavirus

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During a time of global crisis, climbing death tolls and widespread uncertainty, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been hailed globally for her compassionate handling of the coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand kids, you can rest easy. The coronavirus will not prevent the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny from visiting you with presents.??You can thank New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who added the two mythical characters to the list of essential workers.? ? “You'll be pleased to know that we consider both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers," Ardern said at a news conference Monday. "But as you can imagine, at this time, of course, they're going to be potentially quite busy at home with their family as well and their own bunnies." The bunny will clock in for Easter on April 12. The tooth fairy's reporting for duty, too.? ? Same announcements has been made from the prime ministers of Canada, Ireland and Australia. Source: CNN (link in bio) #positivenews #covid19 #newzealand #easter #easterbunny #quarantine #toothfairy #essential #workers #nz #somegoodnews

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It seems people around the US aren't just stocking up on toilet paper and frozen food amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are also taking home a new foster pet. Animal rescue organizations are reporting a large uptick in interested foster parents over the past month, especially in hard-hit areas like New York City. Best Friends Animal Society, a nationwide nonprofit, closed their New York City shelter because all of the pets have found foster homes. Volunteers at a Colorado animal shelter have found a silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic: local residents are adopting pets in droves, to the point where their facilities were fully cleared out twice this week. All that extra time at home seems to have given some new pet-owners a chance to rescue a dog or cat. I really hope that this interest in fostering continues beyond the crisis. Source: CBS News (link in bio) #positivenews #covid19 #dogs #cats #adoption #animals #silverlining

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The world has passed another coronavirus milestone, with more than 120,000 patients now successfully recovered from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.??At a briefing, WHO officials stressed the need for aggressive measures to fight the virus, noting the the disease's quick acceleration.??A self-quarantine seems brutal when you're not sick with coronavirus – but it really is for the greater good. Keeping people apart – by canceling big public gatherings, encouraging people to stay at home and urging those who go out to maintain distance from others – reduces the opportunity, and pace, of the spread of the disease. The pandemic can seem overwhelming, but in truth, every person can help slow down the spread of COVID-19. By doing your part, you can make a big difference to your health, and that of others around you. Source: World Economic Forum (link in bio) #positivenews #coronavirus #world #lives #selfquarantine #socialdistancing

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The secretary of state for health and social care has praised 4,500 retired nurses and doctors who have signed up to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. Matt Hancock said he was ‘delighted’ that 4,000 nurses and 500 doctors had responded – over the past 48 hours – to the government’s call to get recently retired healthcare professionals to come back to work, helping the NHS in such a difficult time. I think this crisis will shed light on medical professionals in hospitals and intensive-care units, as well as scientists who are spending day and night in the labs right now, trying to find a cure. These will hopefully be our new heroes. Source: The London Economic (link in bio) #positivenews #medicine #London #uk #NHS #heroes #WHO #doctors #health

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According to the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, your pets are NOT at risk. "A dog can be a fomite like anything else. A fomite is any object that has contamination on it. A dog toy or cat toy may have disease on it, but it does not mean the animal is the carrier for that particular thing." For that reason, it is always a good idea to wash your hands with soap and water after contact with pets. Unfortunately, according to Chinese animal rescue groups, there's been an increase in abandoned pets since the outbreak. But several global health organisations are saying there is no justification in taking measures against companion animals which may compromise their welfare. Source: CBS8/WHO (link in bio) #positivenews #science #pet #cats #dogs #infection #WHO #COVID19 #coronavirus #disease

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Not all heroes wear capes, as a matter of fact sometimes they use a walker! World War II veteran Tom Moore set out to walk 100 laps of his back garden in Bedfordshire, around 50 miles northwest of London, before his 100th birthday on April 30 to raise money for the NHS. His original fundraising target was $1,250. His family said the fundraising site JustGiving had to stop the "Captain Tom Moore's 100th Birthday Walk for the NHS" page from crashing, as more than 90,000 people tried to access it at one point.?So far, more than 860,000 people have donated more than $20 mil to Moore's effort. Please donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs Source: NPR (link in bio) #thehappybroadcast #positivity #donation #uk #nhs #senior #tommoore #veteran #walking #stayhome #coronavirus

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Children around the world are posting handmade rainbow artwork in the windows of their homes to spread hope and cheer during the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the trend began in Europe, signs with rainbows started showing up in people's windows through the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Dozens of rainbow pictures can be found in New York City and Philadelphia. Kids are joining in on the fun as they’re staying home from school, sharing their own rainbows. The art is often accompanied by “Everything will be ok”. Many parents are encouraging their children to create rainbow art with them, providing them an uplifting activity together in uncertain times, and a way to communicate hope to their friends and neighbors from a distance.??BONUS: If you don’t have art supplies at home, you can download the rainbow that I made and put it on your window. Get it here bit.ly/thehappyb . Source: Desert News (link in bio) #positive #news #coronavirus #rainbow #usa #europe #kids #world #cheer #stayhome

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