Heroes big and small: 30 examples of how people help others in a pandemic

In the face of a pandemic, a person feels weak and helpless. And yet some people manage to make the world a better place even in the most difficult times, keeping hope for everyone.

Chinese doctors, having barely managed to curb the epidemic in their country, fly to help their colleagues in Italy.

The nursing home is quarantined, but the son comes to his father every day to see and talk on the phone.

The granddaughter tells her grandfather about her engagement.

When there were not enough valves for respiratory systems in one of the Italian hospitals, one of the neighboring companies brought its 3D printer to the hospital, reconfigured it and started printing the necessary parts. After a few hours, freshly sealed valves were already used for ten patients. Alas, but the company that owns the patent for the valves plans to sue them.

American track and field athlete Rebecca Mera told about how she saw an elderly woman sitting in a car near the store, who asked her for help.

"In our local Facebook group, one woman offered free breakfasts for children from poor families who, due to the closure of schools for quarantine, were left without free school meals."

Asia and Javad Javed are the owners of a small shop in Scotland. They bought masks and disinfectant gel at their own expense and distribute them free of charge to elderly customers.

Chinese doctors celebrate the closure of the last temporary hospital in Wuhan, where the number of patients decreased from 15,000 to 15 people.

A small distillery has started producing hand sanitizing gel on its equipment. Now it is distributed for free.

Doctors of the quarantine hospital, restraining the spread of the coronavirus.

Chinese Miss Chen from Wuhan took home 65 animals whose owners were hospitalized with coronavirus. In China, there is a rule of "One family — one animal", and often an animal that stayed at home alone after the hospitalization of the owners was doomed to death.

A team of doctors who fought the epidemic in Wuhan, after the decline in the number of patients leaves to work in Iran.

"From neighbor to neighbor," with such a note, a neighbor left a bag with toilet paper rolls on the handle of my door. I am a single mother with health problems, and this help has greatly supported me."

A small shop in Edinburgh distributes "coronavirus kits" — sets of essential goods to pensioners for free.

A fitness trainer from Spain conducts regular workouts for quarantined neighbors.

Family of Pennsylvania distributes toilet paper to everyone in need for free.

"We have turned an open library for the exchange of books into this."

The first plane with masks and coronavirus tests from Shanghai landed in the United States.

"My girlfriend is a hero. She's fighting the coronavirus!"

Nurses are heroes of the war against the virus!

"A girl from our dorm makes soap and distributes it to everyone."

"Dear elderly neighbors! If you need someone to bring you groceries from the store, knock on my door — I'll buy everything you need!"

People are kind! "Please take whatever you need! For children, old people — and anyone!"

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $1 million to fight the coronavirus.

"Someone unknown is hanging bottles of hand sanitizer in public places."

"The boss's 11-year-old son sent me a "Coronavirus Kit."

A small shop in Cornwall has allocated 2 hours a day, during which it will serve only the elderly, so that they do not encounter possible carriers of the virus.

Another American store offers free masks and hand sanitizing gels for people over 80.

"This girl offered a man who didn't have enough money to buy everything he needed to pay for his purchases."

The woman sent a letter to her elderly neighbors. "If you are lonely, if it's hard for you, call me, I will try to help!" it says.