Breathtaking South Korean coronavirus drone show encourages everyone to ‘cheer up’

• In terms of a global coronavirus update, there's not that much good news to go around at the moment -- though there are exceptions, such as in South Korea which has done a better job than most countries at getting a handle on the virus and tamping down outbreaks.
• Accordingly, the government there in recent days hosted a massive drone display that served to both honor the country's health care workers, but also to give reminders to do things like keep wearing face masks and wash your hands so that the chance of a new COVID-19 wave is diminished in the country.
• Globally, more than 11.5 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. Likewise, more than 535,000 people have died during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Much of the news coverage about the coronavirus pandemic right now has focused on the countries and places around the world that are struggling the most, such as the US -- where state-level outbreaks seem almost out of control in places like Texas.

One country that's been pretty stellar in its fight against the coronavirus, on the other hand, is South Korea, which the latest stats from Johns Hopkins University show has only seen a little more than 13,000 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic and 284 reported deaths. Along those lines, to present a thank-you to its front-line medical staff and healthcare workers around the country, the government hosted an incredible drone display over the Han River in recent days, in the country's capital city of Seoul.

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