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  • South Korea's coronavirus response is the opposite of China and Italy – and it's working

    March 14, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has received acclaim for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak relative to China, where the initial outbreak originated. While China has enforced strict measures limiting movement and commerce, South Korea has stepped up by quickly ramping up widespread free or affordable testing and specifically not restricting travel, but rather by tracking people who have been infected and testing those they have come into contact with - and it seems to have been effective in slowing the spread in a way that could be an example to other countries.

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  • [코로나19 원격의료] ① 감염병 재난에 첫 시행…'서울-지방' 진료격차 없었다

    March 13, 2020 |

    연합뉴스 |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    서울대병원의 주도 아래 코로나19 경증환자들을 원격으로 진료하는 체계가 마련 돼 긍정적 효과를 내고 있습니다. 원격진료가 도시와 지방 간의 진료 격차를 해소할 수 있는 가능성 역시 제시되고 있습니다.

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  • South Korea's Drive-Through Testing For Coronavirus Is Fast — And Free

    March 13, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    Widespread and efficient drive-through test centers have been part of the reason that South Korea has been successful in limiting the spread of COVID-19. South Korea has had a previous disastrous experience with the 2015 MERS outbreak, which spurred them to prepare the necessary long-term infrastructure and funding needed to fight the coronavirus.

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  • They've Contained the Coronavirus. Here's How.

    March 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have each shown success with slowing the pace of the coronavirus outbreak due in part from learning lessons during the 2002 SARS outbreak. Combining different approaches to social distancing and quarantine, travel restrictions, and public health campaigns focused on hygiene best practices, the countries have shown that it doesn't necessarily take "China’s draconian measures" to mitigate the spread.

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  • Here comes the sun canoe, as Amazonians take on Big Oil

    March 13, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Kapawi

    The Kara Solar Foundation is looking to connect indigenous communities in Achuar territory in Ecuador to learn about solar power as an alternative to oil. By building solar-powered canoes, they can replace vessels that burn fossil fuels into the atmosphere. While the two boats in operation have run into technical problems, the intercultural training programs are instructing Achuar people on how to fix the technology. “Sustained and truly intercultural collaborations can create technological solutions that serve indigenous communities, rather than destroying them,” says Oliver Utne, the foundation's founder.

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  • COVID-19: Il aurait fallu s'inspirer de Taïwan, mais c'est trop tard

    March 13, 2020 |

    Usbek & Rica |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Plusieurs pays d'Asie ont rapidemment instauré des mesures efficaces pour limiter la propagation de la pandémie au sein de leurs populations. Ces stratégies pour contenir la contagion auraient pu constituer un modèle de réponse pour les pays européens. Toutefois, ces dispositifs soulèvent des questions en termes de respect de la vie privée.

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  • The Surprising Way Durham Distillery is Helping Fight Coronavirus

    March 13, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    As restaurants look at a myriad of ways to enhance the cleanliness of their businesses in light of the coronavirus pandemic, a distillery in North Carolina chose to shift their focus from gin-making to making and distributing hand sanitizer. The owners of the distillery are also training neighboring businesses "how to use the solution responsibly," and then donating bottles of the sanitizer after they complete the session.

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  • Coronavirus Testing Goes Mobile in Seattle

    March 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In early January, doctors at UW Medical Center began preparing for a coronavirus outbreak by transforming a research lab into a screening center for coronavirus that delivers results within a day. Now, coupled with a mobile clinic that allows for people to be tested from within the confines of their cars, the city has been able to test a large volume of people more safely than if they were being tested from within a hospital.

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  • Learning curve: How schools worldwide are tackling coronavirus challenge

    March 13, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States

    As more and more schools go remote in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, educators around the world are finding ways to keep students engaged and learning. Whether it's hosting discussions and lessons through Zoom, demonstrating science experiments in their own kitchens, and sourcing necessary equipment to families who don't have the means to support online learning, teachers, and students are innovating and adapting through the uncertain landscape of education during a pandemic.

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  • Tom Hanks Got Sick in Australia, Where Coronavirus Testing Isn't Such a Hassle

    March 12, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Australia, Sydney

    As the United States struggles to test all citizens exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus, Australia and Canada are offering lessons about best practices for preparing for a pandemic. Having learned from previous outbreaks, these countries implemented protocols such as a national hotline, easy-access to information about testing sites, and "an agency to coordinate and help finance testing and treatment during any kind of viral or disease outbreak" – all of which help make testing more efficient.

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