As COVID-19 has, of the time of this writing, now seen at least 182,956 people infected globally and caused 7,415 known deaths, it's no surprise that people throughout the world are treating it as the serious threat that it is.
This is particularly true in Italy, where the virus has gained a great deal of ground in a short time as 27,980 of the cases and 2,158 of the deaths outlined above have taken place there.
But while coronavirus has clearly had severe effects on both the public health and economies of nations throughout the world, not all of its consequences have been so predictable or so disheartening.
As we're about to see, a country that locks down to prevent the spread of the virus may not just be helping its population, but also the environment.