THE GOOD NEWS LITTLE CHEF COOKS UP A STORM AND SOAP OPERA IS BACK

Every day in this column, The Daily Telegraph will seek out and report snippets of comfort as the world fights coronavirus

♦ Lithuania’s annual baby crawler race moved online at the weekend, with a ninemonth-old girl called Olivija taking first place after crawling five metres in 13 seconds. In total, 14 babies competed – though one opted for a midday nap and never left the start line. “Our baby was the best, even if he didn’t win”, Tomas, a parent, said.

♦ Kamtin, a 100-year-old woman in Indonesia, has recovered from coronavirus and been discharged from hospital. She is the country’s oldest survivor.

♦ An eight-yearold in a chef’s hat has been taking Myanmar by storm with her lockdown cooking videos, one of which has nearly 200,000 views. Moe Myint May Thu has dished up 15 meals including spicy, fried frog and pork stew, and the “Little Chef”, as she is known, is now selling food to order.

♦ In Australia, 92 per cent of recorded Covid-19 patients have recovered and only 21 people remain in hospital with the virus.

♦ School bus drivers in Ohio said goodbye to their graduating seniors by arranging their fleet of 22 buses to spell out 2020, and flying a drone overhead to capture the team waving from below. The picture took three and a half hours to arrange.

♦ A pirate radio station in Florida – which is run by retirees to help older adults cope with loneliness – has extended its operation due to high demand, with no end date to the broadcasts in sight. The show launched in April and organisers planned for it to air for a month to support those in lockdown.

♦ More than 160 manufacturers lit the sky with fireworks across Japan to cheer up the public and urge the gods to end the pandemic.

♦ In the UK, 38 per cent of people have dabbled with home improvements during the lockdown, a survey has found.

♦ The Colosseum in Rome reopened yesterday after a three-month lockdown. Pompeii and Pisa’s leaning tower have also reopened their doors.

♦ Coronation Street will start filming the soap again next week. Crew have already returned and are preparing the set. Social distancing measures will be in place and no actors aged over 70 or with underlying health conditions will be allowed back.