Published 20:20 IST, March 18th 2020

Coronavirus: From donating money to helping elderly, kind acts restore faith in humanity

With the increase in the number of deaths due to coronavirus swiftly crossing 7,000 in just a span of months, the virus seems to have brought the best in people

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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With increase in number of deaths due to coronavirus that has crossed 8,000 in just a span of months, virus seems to have brought out best and worst of humanity. With amount of panic spre globally regarding disease, re are also outpourings of love and kindness that have popped up across world. 

From offering freebies to mental health support or even simple acts of kindness to cheer up a person in quarantine, COVID-19 has brought out some of best sides of humanity in recent days.

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1. Rooftop Fitness Classes

A fitness instructor in Sevilla, Spain, refused to let dely outbreak affect his neighbours' fitness while in quarantine. For people who are unable to hit gym or hold regular classes, instructor decided to give classes from his rooftop for his neighbours to follow from inside ir homes.

2. Financial help

Jackson Frank, a Gonzaga University student from Spokane, Washington in United States, took to his Twitter handle to offer monetary aid to help anyone affected by dely disease. Within instants of posting, student started receiving a long list from people in need. 

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3. Quarantine Serene

An orable video of two young children, Taran Tien, 9 and Calliope Tien, 6, from Ohio, US, garnered thousands of likes on internet recently after y serened ir elderly quarantines neighbour with a cello performance from ir porch. two little budding cellists performed for ir 78-year-old neighbour who h put herself on self-quarantine.

4. Exclusively for seniors

A grocery store in Cornwall, United Kingdom, has been opening shop early to give time to elderly to shop without any obstacles. store has been inviting elderly citizens, to come to do ir shopping from 8am to 8.30am every day. 

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5. Helping Hand

A woman called Rebecca Mehra went viral on social media for helping an elderly couple shop for groceries when y were too afraid to go inside store because of dely disease. Mehra said that she found couple huddled in a car and too scared to go inside store for fear of getting infected. Mehra obliged and bought items, much to relief of couple. 

6. Setting up a library

When a school was sent into a state of lockdown for an indefinite break, a librarian called Tom Bober decided to give children opportunity to continue reing while at home by lending large numbers of books. Before sending children home, Bober took all students to library and let m choose ir favourite books.

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20:20 IST, March 18th 2020