by gautam adanirising global concerns on the vast implications of the covid19 outbreak on our future is obvious with anxieties mounting on economies jobs and the very existence of mankindhowever amidst the gloom there are several small discoveries that are worth cherishing who could have thought that mylab discovery solutions a small startup in pune would become the first indian firm to produce indigenous coronovirus testing kitscoronavirus lockdown latest updatesat a time when india is in dire need of highquality and costeffective testing gears the kit that takes months to develop was produced in a few weeks what is even more inspiring is the story of minal dakhave bhonsale the virologist who headed this project according to a bbc news report bhonsale managed to deliver the project amid an advanced stage of pregnancy the project was completed a day before she delivered a baby girlhundreds of such incredible stories that demonstrate resilience hope and power of the human spirit are unfolding around us every day look at the ports sector for instance everyone understands the critical role played by ports in anchoring essential supplies in a country which demands the presence of trained workforce at sites how does one ensure their safety a team of engineers at the adani port in vizag took us by surprise in just about 4 hours the team created a sanitized water shower for everyone to use instances like these reinstate what i have always believed difficult times bring us closer and make us stronger to face any eventuality we must be able to look around ourselves and find these narrativesyou need not look too far to get inspired i have come across several inspiring narratives on my social media timelines or by simply observing people in my immediate neighbourhood several families from different sections of the society have invested their lockdown time in aggregating essentials for the underprivileged these are common people leading humble lives but what makes them extraordinary is their intent to care for others domestic helps daily wage earners and scores of people who earn their living by doing oddjobs are being looked after not just by governments large corporations or charitable organisations but by common people living around them there are also virtual groups of animal lovers who are feeding strays and ensuring that they find safe sheltermore on covid19 coronavirus pandemic complete coverage coronavirus what are the symptoms 52 testing sites for coronavirus in india helpline numbers for states and uts do fever and cough mean you need covid19 test how to stay safe how to quarantine yourself at homerecently i read about naveen ms a civil service aspirant who took up the responsibility of creating awareness and dispelling myths on coronavirus among rural communities in karnataka according to a report the young man from chitradurga district became a part of a social media group that helped people with limited access to authentic information on the pandemic what was most admirable was his vision he thought that for the