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  • 심리적 방역이 필요한 시간…경남서도 코로나19 심리상담 '호응'

    March 20, 2020 |

    연합뉴스 |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Gimhae

    전국적 코로나19 비상사태가 장기화 됨에 따라 사회적 취약 계층이 심리적 스트레스에 노출되는 사례가 증가하고 있습니다. 경남의 지자체에서는 이에 대응하기 위한 심리지원팀을 설치, 운영해 시민들의 심리건강을 책임지고 있습니다.

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  • Akron Children's Prepared to Help Adult Colleagues

    March 19, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Akron’s Children’s Hospital has developed an emergency protocol should the COVID19 pandemic reach them. Acting preemptively, they have limited visitors, removed all volunteers over age 60, and have nearly 700 employees working remotely. Feeling prepared, they’re working to help prepare hospitals that serve adult populations as well.

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  • South Korea has the world's most comprehensive coronavirus data

    March 19, 2020 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    In the fight to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, some countries are only testing the most at-risk people, but South Korea's approach of testing nearly everyone has shown that increased data helps contain the spread. By testing those that are asymptomatic, the country has gathered a more comprehensive assessment of who is spreading the disease and is able to better isolate those individuals.

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  • 2 regions of Italy took different approaches to fighting the coronavirus. Their results show that widespread testing and early social distancing really work.

    March 19, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: Italy, Veneto

    As the coronavirus outbreak swept Italy, two regions took two different approaches that now offer for a case study for social distancing and widespread testing. The region of Veneto, which implemented widespread testing and strict quarantine measures early on, "has seen a slower rate of increase in new cases and deaths," that the region of Lombardy which comparitively has seen their hospitals become overwhelmed.

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  • This virtual tip jar helps Philly out-of-work food industry employees during the coronavirus Audio icon

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As restaurants across the nation have been forced to close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to creative means to help account for the loss of revenue. In Philadelphia, restaurants have created a virtual tip jar to encourage patrons to "donate a tip" to a person or business while in San Francisco a restaurant owner has created a Facebook group that helps connect out of work servers with childcare jobs.

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  • How China and South Korea's battle with coronavirus offers glimmer of hope

    March 19, 2020 |

    My London |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    While some places such as the United Kingdom and London struggle to slow the spread of coronavirus, other countries such as China, South Korea, and Taiwan, have managed to contain the virus through fast-acting government regulations. Although each country's strategy looks different – China enacted a strict lock-down, while South Korea implemented widespread testing – they all acted rapidly to intervene.

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  • You — yes, you — can help AI predict the spread of coronavirus

    March 19, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently asked Roni Rosenfeld, a professor of computer science who typically uses artificial intelligence to forecast the spread of seasonal influenza, to turn his computing power on the spread of COVID-19. However, Rosenfeld himself was reluctant at first given the lack of data available upon which to base his predictions.

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  • South Korea throws up innovative tech solutions in coronavirus fight

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Straits Times |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea has turned to creative measures to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, including setting up drive-through clinics sites and launching a mobile app for foreigners to monitor their health. The 50 different testing sites help to reduce the likelihood of transmission and increase efficiency for testing, while the "self-health-check mobile app" has had a high number of participants and usage rates. Local businesses and community members are also playing in role in devising creative solutions.

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  • Grocers seek to calm public during coronavirus outbreak

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Daily Record |

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    Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

    The panic from the coronavirus pandemic has led many to stockpile groceries and household supplies, and grocers are addressing the surge in business by reallocating employees to different areas and implementing protective measures. From special store hours for senior citizens and protective barriers around cashiers to redeploying restaurant employees to other store management areas, grocers are doing what they can to respond to demand while also reassuring customers that the supply chain hasn't been interrupted.

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  • Is Taiwan's impressive response to COVID-19 possible in Canada?

    March 19, 2020 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Although Taiwan and Canada saw the beginning of coronavirus outbreaks within days of each other, Taiwan has been able to better contain the spread. Using tactics such as integrating "its health insurance database with its immigration database" and using the military to help produce protective masks for medical workers, the Taiwanese government's aggressive approach offers lessons in how to use big data and regulations to stem the spread of infectious diseases.

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