Sanhosu, or Coralwood in English, has been chosen for the job, in part because it’s indigenous and also because it is associated with bravery.
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 the coronavirus pandemic, is turning to plants.
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. The government has also set up a Forest Healing Program for first responders and their families, providing green spaces across the country where they can rest for a day — or even stay overnight.
It has managed to limit the number of deaths so far to 280 — a much smaller number of fatalities than in the U.S., much of Europe or Asia.
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