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  • Banking on community, local lenders secure PPP loans for businesses

    April 29, 2020 |

    Buffalo Bulletin |

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    Response Location: United States, Johnson County, Wyoming

    Community banks in Wyoming were able to better serve local businesses in securing federal funds from the Paycheck Protection Program. The smaller banks were able to quickly pivot their staffing and operations need to process the overwhelming number of applicants, resulting in an approval rate of 100 percent in some counties. Personal connections in the smaller communities also led banks to work overtime and do everything in their power to help local businesses, in contrast to big banks which appeared to prioritize clients with higher net worth, according to reports.

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  • Germany avoids the worst of coronavirus crisis — but how?

    April 29, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Germany has emerged during the coronavirus pandemic as a country that has successfully been able to avoid the worst-case scenario, unlike many other countries still battling the virus. Although the country hasn't escaped unscathed, the country's accessible and reliable health care system and a public trust in government officials both helped form the country's successful response to the outbreak.

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  • Language barriers can pose a steep hurdle for Kansas governments to overcome during COVID-19 pandemic

    April 29, 2020 |

    The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Several Kansas state entities translated and distributed information in multiple languages during the COVID-19 pandemic. The El Dorado Public School district provided information in Spanish on their website and on student laptops, iPads, and handouts. In addition to a multilingual hotline, the state’s health department released an accessible micro-website, created by CivicPlus, that translates information into over 100 languages, including sign language, and uses closed captioning for videos. The microsite template was so effective, the company is offering it to other jurisdictions for other scenarios.

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  • Tutoriales caseros: historias de cómo podemos enseñarles a usar la tecnología a las personas mayores

    April 29, 2020 |

    Red/Acción |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Este artículo funciona como un explicador pedagógico sobre cómo educar a nuestros parientes mayores para que utilicen la tecnología durante la pandemia, para que puedan estar en contacto con el resto de familiares / amigos, y para pagar facturas, solicitar servicios, etc.

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  • Microbe Mappers Are Tracking Covid-19's Invisible Traces

    April 29, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States

    Scientists have been mapping microbes in public places for a long time and are now tracking Covid-19 by swabbing subways, park benches, ATMs, and even the air, for traces of genetic material to better understand the virus’ transmission dynamics and detect hotspots before transmission becomes widespread. Molecular monitoring has identified how long the virus can live on different surfaces and the origin of different strains, which can flag sanitation priorities and help contact tracers. There are limits to what it can reveal because finding virus on surfaces does not always lead to definite infection.

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  • How LAUSD Handed Out 13 Million Free Meals In 6 Weeks

    April 28, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Since closing schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Unified School District has been working to create an efficient and manageable food distribution program for students who rely on school meals. Although it's not without its limitations and challenges, especially in terms of long-term funding, the district's grab-and-go centers have been filling the need.

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  • Greece Has ‘Defied the Odds' in the Pandemic

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Greece, Thessaloniki

    Because of early and quick actions by the government – and a compliant populace – Greece has seen under 200 COVID-19 deaths, relatively low compared to its European counterparts. The country was quick to cancel large gatherings, enforce mandatory quarantines after travel, increase its healthcare infrastructure, and impose a strict shelter-in-place order. While these measures have seemingly had an impact, limitations like lack of testing and outbreaks in refugee camps are making some question those results.

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  • Teachers use high and low-tech means to reach English Language Learners during coronavirus crisis

    April 28, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to phone calls to recorded lessons, instructors are hoping to minimize the potential learning loss during this extended break.

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  • Nueva Zelanda dice que ha “eliminado” el virus. Así es como lo logró

    April 28, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    Nueva Zelanda oficialmente 'eliminó' el nuevo coronavirus del país mediante la implementación de una serie de medidas que este artículo enumera y menciona. La aplicación de medidas de confinamiento rápidas y ágiles y hacerle pruebas COVID-19 a un gran porcentaje de su población fue clave.

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  • Senegal trials begin for $1 COVID-19 test kit

    April 28, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

    Senegal has largely been able to keep the coronavirus outbreak at manageable levels thanks to early detection strategies and the reliance on local research. Crediting lessons learned from past communicable disease outbreaks, the country was quick to implement restrictions and health protocols and is now working on developing a faster test.

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