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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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  • South Korea's ‘phone booth' coronavirus tests

    March 19, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

    Video |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    To prevent the transmission of coronavirus to medical professionals and other patients, a hospital in Seoul has started using a make-shift phone booth approach to administering tests. Within seven minutes, doctors are able to communicate with the patient, conduct the test from within an air-tight booth, and then disinfect the booth, all of which have significantly improved the hospital's efficiency of administering the test.

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  • Vermont distilleries using alcohol to make hand sanitizer

    March 19, 2020 |

    VT Digger |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Warren, Vermont

    Distilleries and pharmacies in Vermont have begun making hand sanitizer, in order to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Although this does take away from the typical function of the businesses and doesn't result in revenue, the state is helping to cover costs of production so that all bottles can be donated to emergency responders, grocery store workers, and other at-risk people.

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  • A megachurch has helped test nearly 1,000 people for coronavirus in two days

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama’s Church of the Highlands has opened up a drive-through COVID19 testing station that has already seen over 1,000 people. By coordinating with Alabama’s governor, the church is able to help test people who are showing symptoms and then give them directives on what to do next, whether it be to go to the hospital or go home and rest. Those with health insurance get their insurance billed, but for those without, they don’t have to pay at all.

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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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  • Why drive-through testing is such an important tool in the coronavirus fight

    March 18, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

    Drive-through coronavirus testing sites aren't just safer for all involved, they're also more efficient. Although the limited exposure to hospital personnel and other patients is critical for slowing the spread, drive-throughs, and walk-up tents also allow for more people to be tested at a faster rate by eliminating barriers such as patient intake.

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  • 'Pandemic Partners' In Bend Use Social Media To Care For Neighbors In Isolation

    March 18, 2020 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    People in Bend, Oregon have turned to social media in order to help at-risk community members during the coronavirus pandemic. Utilizing Facebook Groups to connect with one another, the moderators aim to conduct "acts of kindness that are most easily crowdsourced" such as picking up groceries or walking a neighbor's dog.

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  • Elderly get ‘exclusive hour' in Australian supermarkets

    March 18, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Many supermarkets spend most days overcrowded and rapidly out of stock due to the coronavirus crisis, so the major grocery retailer in Australia designated the first hour of business to serving seniors and the disabled. Although there's no guarantee that all items will have been restocked, the dedicated time allows this at-risk population to have a better chance at obtaining the necessities.

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  • How the U.S. can defeat coronavirus: Heed Asia's lessons from past epidemics

    March 18, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    As much of Europe and the United States are still in the early stages of trying to contain the coronavirus, countries in Asia offer several lessons in mitigation strategies. Rapid government intervention and regulation helped to slow the spread in Taiwan while in South Korea, increased transparency and mass testing – made possible because the country opened the process to the private sector – have shown to have helped flatten the curve of transmission.

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  • A Pandemic And A Parade: What 1918 tells us about flattening the curve

    March 18, 2020 |

    Newsy |

    Documentary |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Enacting social distancing and mass closures of schools, businesses, and other industries during the times of virus outbreaks has been shown to slow the waves of infection, as first witnessed during the era of the Spanish Flu when one American city acted proactively while another did not. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, areas that began social distancing practices sooner are already reporting a flattened curve of cases, which helps hospitals avoid overcrowding.

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