Ever since the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID -19), all that the world has been talking about is how this epidemic has become a pandemic and taking lives. It started from Wuhan in China, and is now spread around the globe. But who knew, some good could also come out of such a dreadful disaster. Confused, read on!
What’s Happening?
Not China, but Europe has now been declared as the epicentre of Coronavirus. Italy has been under a lockdown, and has now entered in its second week. People are locked inside their houses and have been sharing their world view from balconies and windows. One such view was recently shared from Venice. It was of dolphins swimming in the canal waters!
Boars in the middle of my hometown, dolphins in the port of Cagliari, ducks in the fountains in Rome, Venice canals have now clean water full of fishes. Air pollution dropped. Nature is reclaiming its spaces during quarantine in Italy. #COVID19 #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/dr6QILfF9V
— Francesco Delrio (@Cosodelirante) March 15, 2020
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Yes! It seems like the dolphins have returned to Venice. Many Venetians are tweeting pictures of clean canals, fishes, swans and dolphins that have found their way back.
What Could Be The Reason?
The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in many places being quarantined or being locked down. Factories are shut, no one is travelling, hardly any flights or vehicles, hence hardly anything is contributing to the pollution. This is making the atmosphere cleaner, which in turn is making the nature flourish.
This could be one of the reasons why the canals are cleaner and the wildlife is returning to its habitat. Irrespective, this news brings a smile on our faces. We hope, that we don’t chase them away like we did, the first time around.