HIGH-QUALITY AIR AND VACCINE HOPES

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

♦ India’s air quality has immediately improved under the coronavirus lockdown. Since March 5, nitrogen oxide levels have fallen by approximately 45 per cent in Mumbai and Pune, and by 50 per cent in Ahmedabad.

♦Coronavirus patients will be treated with an HIV drug or steroid as part of a trial at the University of Oxford to see if existing medications can beat the deadly infection.

♦The RSPB is starting a breakfast birdwatch on weekdays between 8-9am. It is calling on the public to watch wildlife, share photos and discuss nature from the safety of their homes.

♦DAVID Lloyd Clubs have donated all excess perishables to NHS teams and vulnerable groups.

♦CHILDREN around the world are painting rainbows to hang in their windows to raise the spirits of passers-by.

♦A company called Inkjet is sending 2,000 handwritten notes filled with “love and positivity” to healthcare workers and isolated people during the virus crisis.