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  • Online bot created by CDC provides triage for coronavirus testing

    To reduce the number of people being tested unnecessarily for coronavirus, the CDC has introduced an online bot that helps people determine the severity of their symptoms. Because the United States has a limited supply of tests and medical equipment currently available, the goal of the bot is to prioritize tests for those who need them most.

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  • Por qué la solución tecnológica coreana es inviable ahora. Pero puede ser indispensable pronto

    Este artículo enumera y explica las medidas con las cuales Corea del Sur logró contener el COVID-19. Son basadas en trazabilidad y testeo en masa, pero se fundamentan en tecnología: sobre todo en apps digitales privadas que ayudan a saber dónde están los casos y sus contactos, y recomiendan rutas aisladas a los usuarios para recorrer las ciudades.

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  • Philly area mental health professionals offer free therapy for health care workers

    As counseling and therapy sessions increasingly move online in order to comply with national stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of mental healthcare professionals in Philadelphia are offering free mini-sessions to medical professionals who are on the frontlines. A number of provisions and protocols have been removed in order to make the transition to telehealth easier, which has helped allow for sessions to be booked and structured more efficiently for both the patient and the doctor.

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

    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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  • This Grassroots Group Handed Out 600 Meals To Neighbors In Anacostia On Friday

    As the coronavirus pandemic sends people to grocery stores to obtain supplies, a grassroots effort is underway in one neighborhood in Anacostia, Washington to help get food to those who have difficulty accessing stories. Working with local businesses that are shut down due to the outbreak, volunteers are collecting donated food from these various restaurants and cafes and then distributing it to community members.

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

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

    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

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

    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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  • Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

    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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