During coronavirus pandemic, Americans pitch in to help

There have been countless scary, heartbreaking stories during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Americans have been known to shine brightest during the darkest times. Here are some feel-good stories that show how people across the United States are keeping spirits high and helping in any way they can.

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[APPLAUSE]

[SIRENS BLARING]

[CAR HORN HONKING]

- Who is that?

- Hi!

- Thank you!

- School president's coming today!

- Thank you!

- Love you so much! What have you got, Melissa?

[APPLAUSE]

- Happy birthday, Nan!

- (ALL CHANTING) Nana! Nana! Nana!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SEWING MACHINES WHIRRING]

- I woke up and I said, what are we going to do with these t-shirts that are just sitting there? And then, you would see all of the people that needed masks, and the seamstresses that were going out-- of you know that weren't going to receive their weekly paychecks that work with us on a daily basis. And so we started to make masks out of those t-shirts.

[WHOOPING, CHEERING]

[GUITAR PLAYING IN BACKGROUND]