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  • What can the West learn from Asia's coronavirus fight?

    March 21, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Singapore

    As the West continues to battle the spread of coronavirus, countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan offer lessons in what's working to flatten the curve. Although some measures such as early intervention and social distancing are more difficult to implement after the spread has begun, other tactics such as contact tracing and clear communication also have proven impactful.

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  • NYC volunteers extend 'invisible hands' to most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

    March 21, 2020 |

    Fox News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help at-risk neighbors access necessities during the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers in New York City have formed a delivery service called Invisible Hands. While the main goal is to help neighbors get the food and medications they need, the volunteers also engage in conversation with the recipients to promote companionship while still socially distancing.

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  • Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

    March 21, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Hong Kong

    Hong Kong and Singapore are being looked to as potential models of how to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but they also offer lessons about how to keep the frontline health care providers safe during an outbreak as well. From specific protocols about when the use of a N95 mask is necessary to a precise definition of what justifies "close contact," these two countries are showing that occupational exposure isn't necessarily a threat when dealt with properly and proactively.

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  • Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World

    March 21, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Rome

    In learning what could best work to contain the coronavirus, Italy is offering lessons to other countries in what has failed to work there. Dubbed the new "epicenter of a shifting pandemic" after reporting the highest death count, countries are learning that rapid and early intervention that is communicated clearly is a key component to slowing the spread.

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  • Coronavirus in Canada: The 'caremongers' getting essentials to the vulnerable

    March 21, 2020 |

    Maclean's Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    To help get supplies to the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid programs have begun developing across Canada. Across the nation, Facebook groups help connect people with resources, with the underlying goal of protecting "the precarious livelihoods of groups who were marginalized long before coronavirus came along."

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  • Nursing homes get creative to keep residents connected to family and friends

    March 21, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

    The Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community near Lebanon, New Hampshire, is one of many senior-assisted living facilities that has rapidly responded to the spread of coronavirus. The staff has set up personal bingo tables that allow residents to sit six feet apart, taught seniors how to call their loved ones while they're quarantined, and engaged in more personalized activities to keep morale high.

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  • Denmark's Idea Could Help the World Avoid a Great Depression

    March 21, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The government of Denmark is taking drastic measures to stem the tide of economic depression already hitting parts of the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government told companies affected by the economic downturn that it would pay 75 percent of their employees’ salaries to avoid mass layoffs, with the price tag of 13 percent of the national economy in three months.

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  • Beside a Vast Graveyard, a New City Rises in Haiti

    March 21, 2020 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Canaan

    A survivor of Haiti's earthquake sought out a new home on an unclaimed plot of land which is home to one of the country's largest cemeteries. Madame Roy built a neighborhood from the ground up with the help of architects and funding from people who wanted to be residents of the future city. Roads, homes, a cistern, a soccer field, and a school were all built without the help of the Haitian government. 200,000 residents who lost everything in the earthquake have found a chance to start over in the new city of Canaan.

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  • Communities Mobilize to Help Elderly Weather Coronavirus Crisis

    March 20, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Belgium

    Across the world, many senior citizens have been cut off from access to normal routines and ways of community due to the coronavirus pandemic, but communities and organizations are working to fill the void. In Belgium, robots are being used in retirement homes to combat isolation, while in Germany, employees of a soccer club are shopping for the elderly.

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  • #BedStuyStrong - A New Kind Of Mutual Support Community

    March 20, 2020 |

    Bklynr |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, local residents have formed a mutual aid organization called #BedStuyStrong. The web application Slack serves as the organization's hub, offering a wide range of resources, including grocery requests, COVID-19 related news, and even easy to make recipes.

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