Positive and inspiring news stories during the coronavirus crisis
Latest Update: 15 April 2020 @ 23:34 BST (GMT+1)
Like a lot of people right now I’ve been feeling the mental effects of anxiety and stress partly because I’ve read too many news stories that make this crisis seem like the end of the world (which it certainly isn’t, in fact once the pandemic is over there will be countless benefits I can foresee that will change the way we think).
That’s why I’m going to compile a list of positive news stories and inspiring posts or videos to help everyone feel a bit more secure in these uncertain times, hopefully I’ll update this list daily:
2020-04-15
Icelandic doctor says the country’s strategy to track spread of coronavirus can be used in US – https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/coronavirus-decode-genetics-kari-stefansson-on-icelands-lessons-for-us.html
2020-04-14
UK laboratory makes breakthrough in its Covid-19 antibody test development – https://www.wigantoday.net/health/coronavirus/uk-laboratory-makes-breakthrough-its-covid-19-antibody-test-development-2538412
2020-04-09
Coronavirus: Vaccine hopes boosted as scientists find virus has ‘low shielding’ – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-vaccine-hopes-boosted-as-scientists-find-virus-has-low-shielding-11970430
2020-04-07
Coronavirus: China reports no new COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-china-reports-no-new-covid-19-deaths-in-last-24-hours-11969724
2020-04-06
Spain flattens the curve as country records smallest increase in cases since start of outbreak – https://www.newsweek.com/spain-flattens-curve-coronavirus-1495711
2020-04-03
Coronavirus: New drug and vaccine show promise against COVID-19 – https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/04/coronavirus-new-drug-and-vaccine-show-promise-against-covid-19.html
British cigarette firm develops potential coronavirus vaccine in huge ‘breakthrough’ – https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-cigarette-firm-develops-potential-21797486
2020-04-02
Coronavirus: 90-minute COVID-19 test with 98.7% accuracy to be rolled out across UK – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-90-minute-covid-19-test-with-98-7-accuracy-to-be-rolled-out-across-uk-11967401
2020-04-01
Coronavirus ‘is cornered and will burn out’ due to UK distancing measures, ex-WHO official says – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-is-cornered-and-will-burn-out-due-to-uk-distancing-measures-ex-who-official-says-11967018
2020-03-31
Synairgen doses first patients with COVID-19 drug – https://pharmaphorum.com/news/synairgen-doses-first-patients-with-covid-19-drug/
Colorado ski town will test everyone for coronavirus – https://www.livescience.com/colorado-ski-town-coronavirus-antibody-testing.html
2020-03-30
Coronavirus: Early signs outbreak ‘slowing’ in UK, says Imperial College professor – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-early-signs-outbreak-slowing-in-uk-says-imperial-college-professor-11965624
2020-03-26
Dyson and Gtech answer UK call for ventilator design and production to support COVID-19 response – https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/26/dyson-and-gtech-answer-uk-call-for-ventilator-design-and-production-to-support-covid-19-response/
Italy’s new coronavirus cases are slowing. How soon will normal life return? – https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-coronavirus-cases/2020/03/26/0fffa6a2-6ec0-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html
2020-03-25
Coronavirus: ‘Game changer’ COVID-19 tests could be available in days, MPs told – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-game-changer-covid-19-tests-could-be-available-in-days-mps-told-11963509
UK researchers develop new low-cost, rapid COVID-19 test that could even be used at home – https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/25/uk-researchers-develop-new-low-cost-rapid-covid-19-test-that-could-even-be-used-at-home/
The coronavirus isn’t mutating quickly, suggesting a vaccine would offer lasting protection – https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/the-coronavirus-isnt-mutating-quickly-suggesting-a-vaccine-would-offer-lasting-protection/2020/03/24/406522d6-6dfd-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html
2020-03-24
Nobel Prize winner shares some good news about the coronavirus pandemic – https://www.marketwatch.com/story/nobel-prize-winner-shares-some-good-news-about-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-03-23
2020-03-23
WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments – https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/who-launches-global-megatrial-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments
Coronavirus hope: China reports 4th day of no new local cases – could surveillance app work? – https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18325574.coronavirus-hope-china-reports-4th-day-no-new-local-cases—surveillance-app-work/
2020-03-22
Coronavirus Slows in China With Zero Local Cases for 3rd Day – https://www.news18.com/news/world/coronavirus-slows-in-china-with-zero-local-coronavirus-cases-for-3rd-day-but-imported-infections-rise-2545133.html
2020-03-21
Covid-19: No new case in China for 2nd day – https://m.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak/covid-19-no-new-case-in-china-for-2nd-day – https://m.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak/covid-19-no-new-case-in-china-for-2nd-day
2020-03-20
Government to pay up to 80% of wages in coronavirus outbreak – https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/20/government-pay-wages-jobs-coronavirus-rishi-sunakhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/mar/20/government-pay-wages-jobs-coronavirus-rishi-sunak
Wuhan reported no new coronavirus cases today for the first time – https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615383/wuhan-reported-no-new-coronavirus-cases-today-for-the-first-time/
2020-03-19
How To See Germs Spread by Mark Rober (YouTuber and former NASA Engineer) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5-dI74zxPg
Coronavirus: New treatment for critically ill patients to begin trials as soon as next week – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-new-treatment-for-critically-ill-patients-to-begin-as-soon-as-next-week-11959914
2020-03-18
Delingpole: Studies Claim Malaria Drug Chloroquine Effective Against Coronavirus – https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/18/malarial-drug-chloroquine-effective-against-coronavirus/
Coronavirus: Experiment in northern Italian town halts all new infections after trial – https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-experiment-in-northern-italian-town-halts-all-new-infections-after-trial-11959587
Why Singapore’s coronavirus response worked – and what we can all learn – https://theconversation.com/why-singapores-coronavirus-response-worked-and-what-we-can-all-learn-134024
2020-03-17
Combination of two anti-HIV drugs proved crucial in Coronavirus treatment – https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/combination-of-two-anti-hiv-drugs-proved-crucial-in-coronavirus-treatment-rajasthan-official/articleshow/74653762.cms