Coronavirus Best Medicine is Laughter! Reading Funny Memes Can Boost Your Immune System, Says Expert

Coronavirus spread is a piece of everyday devastating news to all of us. It makes us sad to all frontliners risking their lives while gets us mournful to all lives that ended due to the virus. However, experts claimed that everyone should not be sad. In fact, being depressed during these times might even get you to be more prone to getting the virus since your immune system slowly weakens due to your stress hormones.

Which is the best medicine to fight COVID-19? Laughter!

Laughter is still the best medicine. According to a Reuters report, humor can soothe the nerves on a body, which may result in a stronger immune system that normally fights against all kinds of viruses.

Psychologist Sean Truman of St. Paul, Minnesota, mentioned in the report that comedy, whether through social media, watching funny films, or simply reading lighter news, could be a source of happy hormones that are released by the body. This results in a "mental armor" on your body that may protect you from getting weak and be more prone to Coronavirus.

"It's a really powerful way to manage the unmanageable. Just to make fun of it and to gain control by laughing at it. That's a really powerful psychological move we can make," Truman said.

Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack also supported this claim by saying that "Humor is healing."

Late-night TV hosts and personalities continue to give funny skits in the midst of Coronavirus

Of course, laughter is not the only thing that a human body needs in order to protect yourself from COVID-19. Health experts still strictly advise everyone to practice proper hygiene, social distancing, and always to cover your mouth and nose whenever you cough or sneeze. Though these are the official tips to prevent the virus, laughing can be the least thing you can do at home.

This is the reason why late-night television hosts like Jimmy Fallon, Steven Colb-Air, and others were still uploading funny stunts on their pages in order to soothe the mood of everyone stuck at home.

Jimmy Kimmel also joins the team of work from home comedians and still pushes its "Quarantine Minilogues."

Coronavirus update

As of today, Mar. 24, the official numbers of positive Coronavirus victims around the world are over 400,000 people, while death tolls still increase with over 18,000 cases worldwide. The United States of America already currently reported over 50,000 cases since its first confirmed case while having more than 700 deaths, which continues to increase even as of today.

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