Struggling with lockdown? Fed up of video calls or Netflix? Exhausted from frontline work? Don’t worry! For #OHTWeek we’ve got your back! Follow this thread for some feel good, news stories to put a smile back on your face that have NOTHING to do with #COVID19 #GoodNews

This was inspired by @somegoodnews by @johnkrasinski! Our community, who work in #health #medicine #lifesciences #healthtech #medtech #digitalhealth have been working their socks off! Some light and happy release is much needed #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug">https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

We& #39;re big fans of rainbows https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌈" title="Rainbow" aria-label="Emoji: Rainbow">and the #NHShttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏥" title="Hospital" aria-label="Emoji: Hospital"> and we love that these two things have been brought together in a symbolic-partnership made in heaven over the last couple of weeks. Apparently so does this whale https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐋" title="Whale" aria-label="Emoji: Whale">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐳" title="Spouting whale" aria-label="Emoji: Spouting whale">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐋" title="Whale" aria-label="Emoji: Whale"> #OHTweek #GoodNews https://twitter.com/TheWorldOfFunny/status/1253014202631020545?s=20">https://twitter.com/TheWorldO...

David Attenborough, Oceans, Maps https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👴🏽" title="Older man (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Older man (medium skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌊" title="Water wave" aria-label="Emoji: Water wave">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗺️" title="World map" aria-label="Emoji: World map">
This isn& #39;t just a list of a few of our favourite things. It’s the BBC geography lessons on offer while schools are closed Cheers to spreading the love for our national treasure and our planet #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52351131">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ente...

#NYC might be associated with https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍎" title="Red apple" aria-label="Emoji: Red apple"> and no https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😴" title="Sleeping face" aria-label="Emoji: Sleeping face"> but governor @andrewcuomo is focusing on #mentalwellness. Residents can schedule a fee virtual session with a #mentalhealth https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> professional. All made possible by 6000+ AMAZING volunteers #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-york-expanding-mental-health-services-for-coronavirus-frontline-workers-cuomo-says">https://www.foxnews.com/health/ne...

Whilst some of us might be living in our PJs 24/7 this mum & daughter duo are taking it up a notch to bring some cheer to their streets by wearing EPIC fancy dress on their daily walks https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧜🏽‍♀️" title="Mermaid (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Mermaid (medium skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧙🏽‍♀️" title="Woman mage (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman mage (medium skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨🏽‍🎤" title="Man singer (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Man singer (medium skin tone)"> #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-52389526/coronavirus-mum-and-daughter-s-lockdown-walks-in-fancy-dress?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcx2pk70323et%2Fuplifting-stories&link_location=live-reporting-map">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/u...

We can& #39;t hug our more vulnerable friends/family, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t finding inventive ways to bring some cheer to those home alone. Take these West Lothian care home residents who were visited by some alpacas https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦙" title="Llama" aria-label="Emoji: Llama"> #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-52050755/coronavirus-alpacas-visit-care-home-to-cheer-up-residents?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Ftopics%2Fcx2pk70323et%2Fuplifting-stories&link_location=live-reporting-map">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/u...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦩" title="Flamingo" aria-label="Emoji: Flamingo">On Wednesdays we wear pinkhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦩" title="Flamingo" aria-label="Emoji: Flamingo">
With fewer humans around, flamingos are relishing in their newly expanded freedom. Numbers visiting the Narta Lagoon in Albania are up by 3,000. Fun fact, flamingos (like #OHT20) make friends for life! #OHTweek #GoodNews https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/11/flamingos-are-latest-wildlife-flourish-lockdown-12684754/">https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/1...

Patience old grasshopper
A 15-year-old in Ohio has been teaching seniors at the Friendship Village nursing home karate since October, not wanting to let them down during lockdown, he’s started a ‘Golden Age Karate’ channel on YouTube!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥋" title="Martial arts uniform" aria-label="Emoji: Martial arts uniform"> https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/15-year-old-karate-expert-teaches-moves-to-seniors-and-the-results-are-pure-gold/">https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/15-year-o... #OHTweek #GoodNews

I don’t want no scrub… wrong! Turns out we do in fact want scrubs, and lots of them. Since #lockdown more than 50 volunteer scrub hubs have been set up across the UK with volunteer sewers making scrubs for #NHS frontline workershttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👩🏽‍⚕️" title="Woman health worker (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Woman health worker (medium skin tone)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨🏽‍⚕️" title="Man health worker (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Man health worker (medium skin tone)"> #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/the-volunteers-sewing-scrubs-for-nhs-workers/">https://www.positive.news/lifestyle...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">Taking time to stop and smell the roses? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌹" title="Rose" aria-label="Emoji: Rose">
Rogue botanists in England & France have taken to using chalk to name wild plants and flowers growing in our streets. One video has been viewed +7million times! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Herb" aria-label="Emoji: Herb">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌺" title="Hibiscus" aria-label="Emoji: Hibiscus">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌱" title="Seedling" aria-label="Emoji: Seedling"> #OHTweek #GoodNews https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-using-chalk-to-label-weeds-growing-in-sidewalks/">https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-us...

That’s a wrap! We hope you’ve enjoyed this little interruption to your day and we’ve managed to bring you some joy! Stay tuned for the rest of #OHTweek for even more reasons to get your grin on face.
You& #39;re all working really hard. It& #39;s appreciated. Thank youhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙏🏽" title="Folded hands (medium skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Folded hands (medium skin tone)">🫂 #GoodNews