Positive updates about COVID-19

My mentor Jack Canfield sent this message that is filled with Positive updates about COVID-19.

Jack said to “share” this email with people who need good news. I’m sharing his email here for recreational therapists — just like you.

Here is what Jack shared:

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been spending a lot of time watching the news these days.

And some of that news is pretty scary.

But it’s not ALL scary.

I want you to realize that.

As we collectively wrap our heads around the enormity of the situation we’ll be facing for the next few weeks or months, it’s vitally important for us to remember that:

There’s a lot of good news out there, too.

Communities are coming together like never before. Neighbors are helping each other and making sure the vulnerable individuals in their midst are being well taken care of. People are sharing moments of profound gratitude and connectedness.

It’s a beautiful thing to see.

So if you find yourself being overwhelmed by all of the negative news, look for the good!

There have been many positive developments in the past week that offer hope and proof that we will survive this experience and come through it stronger than ever.

Here are just a few of the stories I’ve seen lately:

• China closed down its last coronavirus hospital
  this week because the number of new cases has fallen so low
• Of 80,000 people sick from COVID-19 in China, more than 70% have recovered
  and been discharged from hospitals
• Doctors in India
  France, and the US
  have been successfully treating COVID-19 with a combination of anti-malarial and other drugs
• Researchers of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam claim to have found an antibody against COVID-19
• A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother
  has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for 6 days in Wuhan, China
• Apple has reopened all 42 of its stores
  in China
• Scientists in China have figured out how COVID-19 breaks into human cells
  which is critical information for creating treatments and vaccines
• A Cleveland medical center has developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in 2 hours
• Scientists in Israel are expected to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine
• Meanwhile in the US, vaccination trials are already underway
   in Seattle
• Distilleries across the U.S. are making their own hand sanitizers
  and giving it away for free
• In South Korea, recoveries are beginning to outnumber new cases
  of infection
• A Japanese flu drug
  has proven effective at treating COVID-19

… These are just some of the “good news” stories that are coming out every day.

That’s what we need to remember!

All over the country and the world, people are stepping up to meet this challenge.

We have the smartest people in the world working on this and there are amazing developments happening every day.

Together we WILL get through this and be stronger and more resilient than ever before.

To your health and prosperity,

Jack Canfield