Stay positive: Here are 23 pieces of good news regarding COVID-19
Headlines continuously read distressing news regarding the virus so we can all take advanced safety measures to protect not just ourselves, but also those around us.
Yet, there's a handful of worldwide news doling out glimmers of hope in the midst of frightening times, and that's important too.
1. Of about 80,000 people sick from COVID-19 in China, more than 70% have recovered and been discharged from hospitals
2. Scientists have figured out how the novel coronavirus breaks into human cells, which will help significantly in developing treatments
3. Due to high levels of self-quarantine, Codogno, one of the two coronavirus clusters in Italy, has reported significantly fewer infections per day
4. Scientists in Canada have made massive breakthroughs in an effort to develop a vaccine
5. China is testing five different vaccine options, claiming it could have a vaccine ready by next month
6. Vaccination trials in the U.S. are already underway
7. A team of infectious disease experts calculated the fatality rate of Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak is about 1.4%, drastically lower than earlier estimates
8. Distilleries across the U.S. are making their own hand sanitizers and giving it away for free