Covid and Closed in

If you are feeling a bit closed in, think about this. Human beings may dominate the planet with our sprawling cities, but we are just one species among some 8.7 million species that live together on planet Earth.

One 2011 study published in the journal PLoS Biology estimated that "the various forms of life on the planet included 7.8 million species of animals, 298,000 species of plants, 611,000 species of mushrooms, mold and other fungi, 36,400 species of protozoa, and 27,500 species of algae or chromists." It is also worth noting that the researchers did not venture to put an estimate on the number of bacteria.

The world population of people is 7.8 billion. As of now, 2.5 million people have been affected by Covid with 706,000 recovered, and 1.7 million active cases.

In perspective I think it is time for the media to get over themselves and report on the vast many good things going on in our planet rather than just focusing in on the half-vast Covid.