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  • South Korea's coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Unlike the United States, South Korea has seen rapid success in slowing the spread of coronavirus by implementing widespread testing protocols and increasing transparency. Instead of government officials giving updates, public health experts report to the public while throughout the nation pop-up and drive-through testing sites allow for mass-scale testing, all offered free of charge to citizens.

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  • Why Norway Is Banning its Residents From Their Own Vacation Homes

    March 17, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Norway

    The Norwegian government has banned residents from retreating to their rural, vacation homes as they self-isolate during the COVID19 pandemic. Those that do will face a nearly $2,000 fine, or 15 days in jail. This ban is in place because rural health infrastructure cannot handle the influx of residents if they were to arrive and start testing positive for the novel coronavirus.

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  • How Vietnam Learned From China's Coronavirus Mistakes

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Diplomat |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    China has seen success in containing the coronavirus through strict governmental oversight but when the virus made its way to Vietnam – a country with similar rule – the government enacted more transparent approaches and relied on social networks to mitigate the spread. Although it is yet to be seen if one methodology was superior to the other, Vietnam's strategy of accountability and transparency has "proved to be effective and furnished positive results."

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  • Want to do something good during your coronavirus quarantine? Do mutual aid

    March 17, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Those over the age of 65 have been instructed to stay at home as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, so younger adults are coming together across the nation to help deliver this population essentials. Between Facebook, Nextdoor, and basic spreadsheets, communities are finding ways to provide mutual aid by connecting lower-risk neighbors with their more at-risk neighbors.

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  • Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe

    March 17, 2020 |

    CNET |

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    Response Location: United States

    Many are looking to in-person voting alternatives already used on smaller scales to address the challenges of holding an election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online or mobile app voting is allowed on a limited basis in several states. Voatz is a mobile voting app that has been used in 50 elections since 2016, with more than 80,000 votes cast. The company uses blockchain to encrypt the data and has offered to discuss the free use of its software for the 2020 presidential election. Experts caution the possibility of cyber-attacks as well as the difficulty of widely implementing new technologies so quickly.

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  • What Cities Are Doing to Stall Evictions and Foreclosures

    March 17, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    #StayAtHome has become a common hashtag in the fight against coronavirus. For those facing homelessness or evictions, this mantra is harder to follow. Cities are introducing new legislation to temporarily ban evictions and utility shutoffs.

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  • California colleges are going online. How ready are they?

    March 17, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused universities to close campuses and forced classes to transition to virtual formats. While this transition has had its limitations for many – especially those who lack reliable access to the internet, a computer, or a work space – professors are working together and learning from their failures to provide an education for their students while also prioritizing their health and well-being.

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  • Taiwan has only 77 coronavirus cases. Its response to the crisis shows that swift action and widespread healthcare can prevent an outbreak.

    March 17, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan has been able to contain the spread of the coronavirus by implementing rapid intervention strategies and protocols from the onset of the public health crisis. Relying on "public-health infrastructure and data analytics, affordable healthcare, and extensive educational outreach," the country's government officials did not hesitate to act, partly due to lessons they had learned during the 2003 SARS crisis.

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  • Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic

    March 17, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore among several other countries have been able to contain coronavirus by working to stay ahead of the spread, rather than confront the spread as it happens. Using strategies – some partially built after learning from failure during the SARS outbreak – such as rigorous contact tracing to determine who may have come into contact with an infected individual, these countries have shown, "early intervention is key."

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  • Coronavirus testing remains a challenge, but UNC could help fill gap

    March 16, 2020 |

    WRAL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Testing for the coronavirus has been limited in much of the United States, but in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Clinical Molecular Microbiology Laboratory at the UNC School of Medicine is helping to fill the void. The lab has created their own test, which aims to allow up to 500 patients to be tested per day by eliminating the need to wait for results from an offsite commercial lab.

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