He didn’t go to Hospital in the end and I think he’s on the mend.
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[News] The Coronavirus Good News thread
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He didn’t go to Hospital in the end and I think he’s on the mend.
Really, it’s a good news thread, my days.
Stumpy Tim
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A bit harsh. Weekends have been lower due to reporting issues
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Please post only positive news, geezer posts some and you shoot him and the rest of down by being negative!
And you say I’m being harsh?
darkwolf666
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Good news if you live in Scotland, not so good if you live in Kent...
Stumpy Tim
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Yes but posting false hope isn't positive. Come on now, calm down
Why did you edit the second paragraph of his post out when that paragraph was positive?
Stumpy Tim
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He's probably had a few beers like me, so a little sensitive. All good
He was desperate to negate the news previously posted and covered the negative connotation with something positive.
No need to post any negative stories or opinions so I called him out on it!
Stumpy Tim
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I was "desperate". What an odd thing to say
Yeah you’re right, maybe eager would be a better description.
Stumpy Tim
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You're an oddball. I'll leave you with your own mind. Good luck
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LamieRobertson
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THIS
portslade seagull
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That's good
LamieRobertson
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Biscuit Barrel
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Thai beaches reclaimed by nature
Jonathan Head
BBC South East Asia Correspondent
Videos of black-tip reef sharks swimming right next to a beach, pictures of turtles, dugongs and dolphins swimming in empty, turquoise seas, and news of the first nests of giant leatherback turtles in years - these have raised hopes of a silver lining in the collapse of Thailand’s tourist industry.
Environmentalists have for years campaigned for restrictions on tourism in sensitive marine environments.
“With tourists around, there were thousands of daily boat trips all over the country,” says Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine scientist advising the department of national parks. “But once they stopped coming, the boats stopped and now marine animals can come closer to the shore.” These boats are the principal threat to marine life, damaging the coral, injuring larger animals and sometimes polluting the water.
Worapot Lomlim, the chief of the national park covering Maya Bay, said while there were no statistics to prove the correlation between Covid-19 and the recovery of marine life, the animals were appearing near the islands more often and "the colour of the sea has definitely become clearer and more vivid".
However, in the case of the leatherback turtles, they began nesting again last November, well before the outbreak. They are so rare that national park officials removed the eggs to a safer location to hatch. The remarkable recovery of the environment around islands which have been closed for three years already has demonstrated clearly that fewer tourists are better for marine life.
But tourism contributes around one fifth of Thailand’s GDP, and the government is keen to revive the industry as soon as possible. The reprieve being enjoyed by wildlife may not last long.
Jonathan Head
BBC South East Asia Correspondent
Videos of black-tip reef sharks swimming right next to a beach, pictures of turtles, dugongs and dolphins swimming in empty, turquoise seas, and news of the first nests of giant leatherback turtles in years - these have raised hopes of a silver lining in the collapse of Thailand’s tourist industry.
Environmentalists have for years campaigned for restrictions on tourism in sensitive marine environments.
“With tourists around, there were thousands of daily boat trips all over the country,” says Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine scientist advising the department of national parks. “But once they stopped coming, the boats stopped and now marine animals can come closer to the shore.” These boats are the principal threat to marine life, damaging the coral, injuring larger animals and sometimes polluting the water.
Worapot Lomlim, the chief of the national park covering Maya Bay, said while there were no statistics to prove the correlation between Covid-19 and the recovery of marine life, the animals were appearing near the islands more often and "the colour of the sea has definitely become clearer and more vivid".
However, in the case of the leatherback turtles, they began nesting again last November, well before the outbreak. They are so rare that national park officials removed the eggs to a safer location to hatch. The remarkable recovery of the environment around islands which have been closed for three years already has demonstrated clearly that fewer tourists are better for marine life.
But tourism contributes around one fifth of Thailand’s GDP, and the government is keen to revive the industry as soon as possible. The reprieve being enjoyed by wildlife may not last long.