Tired Of Bad News? Here Are Good Things That Happened While Humans Are Under Quarantine
Good news to brighten your day.
By Tamara Jayne — 14 Apr 2020, 03:21 PM
It seems that the whole world has been put on pause due to the recent pandemic
It's disheartening to hear all the bad news that has been happening lately, as frontliners and authorities continue to risk their lives to stop the coronavirus outbreak from spreading further.
Despite everything going on, though, there has been some good news that has come out from this difficult time.
1. China is reclassifying dogs as pets, instead of livestock
The coronavirus outbreak is believed to have been linked back to a seafood market in Wuhan, China, which sold exotic wildlife. The country has since banned the trading and consumption of exotic animals earlier this year.
The new rules also state that dogs are being reclassified as pets, instead of livestock. Dog meat is considered a delicacy in some regions but is decreasing.
According to BBC, Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat. The new law will be finalised on 1 May.
2. Air pollution levels have drastically gone down in some of the world's most polluted cities
People in India posted recent photos, which showed that they could see the Himalayan Mountains from their homes for the first time in decades.
In Iran, the contrast in air pollution levels can be compared between 2015 and 2020.
Meanwhile, Jakarta's air quality index revealed that air pollution levels dropped from 60.3 to 31.2 since October 2019.
Earlier this year, NASA also showed images from space of China's drastic decrease in air pollution due to the COVID-19 shutdown of businesses and factories.
3. Nature seems to be taking its course, as a result of fewer tourists in hotspot areas
Venice's canals are often murky from motorised boats that transport tourists. However, photos circulating last month showed that the waters are much cleaner due to the absence of these boats.
Some even said that fish began to appear again.
Clearer water in Venice canals due to fewer tourists on 18 March.
Image via Manuel Silvestri/Reuters/ABC NewsAlthough there have always been fish living there, they could not be seen due to the heavy traffic on the canals. And now marine life such as fish and seaweed can be spotted in the waters!
Previous fake reports of dolphins and swans appearing, however, were debunked.
Meanwhile, two pandas in a Hong Kong zoo could finally mate for the first time after staff have been trying to get them to do so for more than a decade.
It is extremely difficult for pandas to mate. On top of that, female pandas only ovulate once a year, which makes it tough for reproduction.
Due to the coronavirus, the zoo closed its doors to visitors which allowed these two to get it on in private - or so they thought.
