The government in South Korea, looking to help people fight the mental strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic, is turning to plants.
SEOUL — Forget puppies, who need to be housebroken and sometimes chew your shoes. The government in South Korea, looking to help people fight the mental strain caused by theIt announced this month that it will offer a first batch of 2,000 “pet plant kits” to people living in self-quarantine to help them battle depression and other mental health conditions brought on, or exacerbated, by the pandemic.
“We understand that the general public is suffering from feeling blue and fatigue because of drawn-out COVID-19 and some people are calling such state of mind 'COVID-19 Blue,'” said Yoon Tae Ho, the head quarantine official at South Korea’s Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. A Coral Wood plant with instructions to water once a week standing next to the packaging box saying, "The government is with you from overcoming the disaster through healing your mind." The South Korean government is using plants to ease the stress of self-isolation due to the coronavirus.Yoon said officials are looking to plants “to help soothe the minds of people under self-quarantine” and to create indoor gardens at hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.
In South Korea, the color green is associated with healing, and plants are often used to soothe the nerves.Sign Up
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