Global Coronavirus Crisis Inspires Creativity and Kindness
Reported by Brian Stelter, March 23, 2020
As the world navigates the current pandemic, people around the world are stepping up to
help ease the Covid-19 crisis in ways big and small.
While health care workers put themselves at risk on the front lines of the pandemic,
everyday people are finding creative ways to lend a hand, share resources and reach out
to others in their own communities and beyond.
But from chaos comes heroes.
Despite so much uncertainty and with lives indefinitely upended, people and communities
are still coming together to support one another. Here are some of the ways people are
lending a hand through individual acts and large-scale efforts.
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Restaurants and breweries are turning into delivery services overnight.
- Musicians, comedians
performances from their homes.
and other artists are holding live-streamed
-Two medical students launched a program to
workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
offer childcare to hospital
-A student at the University of Nevada created a network of 'shopping
to help the elderly get groceries during the coronavirus pandemic.
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-Tattoo artists are giving away their gloves and protective gear to health care
providers.
-- Four Seasons Hotel
--NBA
offered free rooms to medical workers in New York.
players are donating money to cover salaries of hourly workers.
-Balenciaga
masks.
and Yves Saint Laurent , are preparing to manufacture covid
-Gucci, is looking to make and donate 1.1 million masks and 55,000
medical
overalls to authorities in hard-hit Italy.
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- Louis Vuitton, the French luxury retail company, is now making
hand
sanitizer in its perfume factories.
-- Four Seasons Hotel
--NBA
offered free rooms to medical workers in New York.
players are donating money to cover salaries of hourly workers.
Discussion Questions
1. What could be other creative ways of helping people affected by the outbreak?
2. Have you committed a corona act of kindness or have you witnessed one in
your local environment?
3. How do you think these acts of kindness will help people go through the crisis of
coronavirus pandemic?
4. Which act of kindness plays a crucial role in fighting against the outbreak,
donations by world giant companies or heartwarming ways everyday heroes
helping people to boost positive emotions?
5. What other positive outcomes of this crisis can you think of?
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