12 good news to boost morale after a month of quarantine

French newspaper Le Monde said it has picked up positive information, serious announcements, and happy and happy stories to see life on the good side of the environment, culture, and animals, in this circumstance characterized by bad news due to the disappointing Covid-19 crisis.

Save fish and shellfish

One of the good news - as the newspaper says - is the rest of forced beaches due to quarantine, as shellfish and crustaceans such as lobsters and lobsters find more time to breed, until the next high tide in May.

The newspaper notes that it should be borne in mind that a rest period of at least one or two years is necessary to allow species to reproduce sustainably.

Four hostages released

The newspaper reported that the release of three French and Iraqi members of the French non-governmental organization, "Helping Eastern Christians", as well as the release of researcher Roland Marshall, who was being held in Iran, is good news in this sad time.

Himalayan peaks are visible

In the context of good environmental news, the newspaper said that India, with a population of 1.4 billion people, has since March 24 tested stone and reduced economic activity, which has led to a significant reduction in pollution in the country, so that the Himalayan peaks, which are usually Drenched in thick fog, it is now visible 200 km away, knowing that residents of certain areas of northern India have not seen it for 30 years.

New enzyme for plastic recycling

A French start-up has managed to improve an enzyme made from bacteria found in landfills, so that ethylene polyterphalite will digest and allow its recycling.

The newspaper pointed out that this is a successful trial of the enzyme discovered by a team of researchers in Toulouse a few years ago, and chemists worked on developing it to enhance its effectiveness, and it is planned to manufacture it from here to 2024 or 2025.

A cease-fire in Yemen

In another good news, the newspaper said that the Saudi-led military coalition operating in Yemen to support government forces announced a two-week ceasefire from April 9, with the aim of preventing the spread of the Corona virus in the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula.

The newspaper commented that another unspoken goal is that Riyadh intends to use the pretext of the battle against Covid-19 to rid itself of a catastrophic struggle that has lasted for five years.

Panda mating

The newspaper said the closure of the Hong Kong zoo due to the Corona pandemic created the conditions for the giant panda to mate in a natural way, adding to the survival of this species that is no longer on the IUCN Red List, which includes species that are "at risk" of extinction.

The newspaper also stated that the decrease in traffic at sea allowed the coastal unit of marine affairs in Bouches-du-Rhone to find two whales of the type that is the second largest animal in the world and a length of about 20 meters, after seeing a shark on April 15 in the port of Brest French.

Concerts in the living room

Because of the quarantine, the newspaper said that it has become possible for fans of pop music to watch concerts from their living room, as confinement motivates artists to produce new things or re-manifest themselves in front of the camera, and set the example with Bob Dylan, who has not released anything new in eight years, Wittelika That introduces a new online concert every Monday.

A month without shooting at a school in America

Among the good news is what a Washington Post journalist referred to when he said that last March had passed without fire in an American school, explaining that this is the first time that this has happened since 2002, and the reason is logical, which is the closure of most schools, but sales The weapons, on the other hand, were never higher than the same month, Barry Match notes.

In this period marked by strict stone, the newspaper said that the video communication contributed to the family reunification from a distance, and reconstituted family and friendly relations from a distance.

Remove cats and dogs from the Chinese menu

After banning the trade and consumption of wild animals believed to have contributed to the transmission of the Corona virus to humans in February, China is preparing to remove cats and dogs from the list of edible animals, the newspaper reported.

Elderly recovered from Covid-19

It is recognized that Covid-19 is especially dangerous for the elderly - as the newspaper says - yet there is good news about the recovery of a 99-year-old man in the United Kingdom, another in Brazil and a 97-year-old woman in northern France.