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California readies army of coronavirus detectives

Rachel A. Becker

May 05, 2020 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

California state government is pivoting to a tactic that will allow for state employees to be reassigned and retrained to help efforts towards implementing contact tracing. Only one-third of the state's local health departments are performing contact tracing in some capacity, but the new training – designed in partnership between the government and two universities – will help the state reach the necessary increase required to assess the pandemic.

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How to play live pro sports in a pandemic? Taiwan, South Korea offer lessons

Grady McGregor

May 05, 2020 |

Fortune |

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Response Location: Taiwan

Around the world, sporting leagues have had to cancel or postpone their games as a response to COVID-19, but in select countries, they’re showing the world how to – safely – resume games. Taiwan’s basketball and baseball leagues and South Korea’s baseball and soccer leagues have started playing again. They’ve put into place measures like banning all fans from in-person viewing and taking regular temperature checks for players and coaches. While being careful, the physical nature of sports still presents challenges.

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Tampa Bay Area creatives make music, build virtual audiences despite COVID-19

Curtis Ross

May 05, 2020 |

83 Degrees Media |

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Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

Tampa Bay Area performing artists are finding ways to adapt their practices to abide by the social distancing guidelines brought on by COVID-19. Creatives are learning how to stream their performances online, discovering new computer skills and software, and hosting Instagram livestreams. Not all artists have the financial luxury to only work on their art, but some of these coronavirus efforts also raise a little support through "tip jars." Everyone is eager to return to "normalcy," but these artists are happy with how they are meeting the moment.

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A volunteer army has answered Colorado's need for masks. Denver's jails are one recent beneficiary.

Kevin Simpson

May 04, 2020 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Across Colorado, grassroots groups have come together to create homemade masks for the state’s most vulnerable populations to protect against COVID-19. Two of those populations are Denver’s Downtown Detention Center and Denver County Jail. Groups like Dena’s Mask Making Army, the Mask Mavens, and even some AA and sober living communities have rallied together – virtually, of course – to use their sewing skills to fill the mask needs, about 3 masks per person, for those experiencing incarceration.

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Emptier Jails Could Stay That Way

Daniel J McGraw

May 04, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland’s city jail has released close to 900 inmates in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in its overcrowded facilities. And the response isn’t unique – New York, LA, Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, and Houston are just a few of the other cities that have taken similar measures. While an immediate response to the pandemic, advocates say the release of low-level offenders could bode well for larger prison reforms that have been slowly taking hold.

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How a Covid-19 test centre near airport eased burden on hospitals

Karen Zhang

May 04, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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Response Location: Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the AsiaWorld-Expo that is near the airport was quickly converted into a triage coronavirus testing center, and played a crucial role in maintaining the local healthcare system. Converted by medical professionals, the facility was able to screen all travelers and give them a directive based on the screening of either quarantining for two weeks or going to the hospital for further supervision.

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Mental health care becomes team effort in NH as coronavirus pandemic increases need for working together

Damien Fisher

May 03, 2020 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

New Hampshire's community mental health centers are working together to deliver both in-person and telehealth services to community members during the coronavirus pandemic. All 10 of the state's centers are "sharing ideas and helping each other with what is working and identifying what isn’t working," while also working to help reduce barriers to health care access for those experiencing homelessness.

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Coronavirus pushed Seattle to treat homelessness differently. Will those changes last?

Scott Greenstone Anna Patrick Sydney Brownstone

May 03, 2020 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Prompted by the threat of COVID-19, Seattle and King County have rapidly taken steps to protect people experiencing homelessness with responses that activists have long sought. By moving hundreds of people out of crowded shelters into hotels, installing hygiene stations, and suspending the removal of encampments, officials scrambled to prevent the spread of the virus in ways that advocates hope will remain the policy after the crisis has passed. But the crisis has also gutted government budgets, and so permanent solutions may still be elusive.

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As Maine gradually reopens, disease investigations will be more important than ever

Caitlin Andrews

May 02, 2020 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

Contact tracing of the novel coronavirus is helping Maine slowly and safely reopen after lockdown by tracking the spread of the virus and mitigating risk of those who may have been exposed. In order to effectively contact trace during a pandemic, at least 30 staff per 100,000 people are needed, of which most states – Maine included – don’t have.

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How New Mexico Is Beating the Virus

Richard Parker

May 01, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

As New Mexico's former state health secretary, Governor Lujan Grisham did not waste any time implementing aggressive and restrictive measures in the state to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Acutely aware that the virus would impact rural areas where there was less access to healthcare, she worked with local hospitals – who were also collaborating on solutions – to quickly open drive through testing across the state and harnessed "the scientific power of two national nuclear laboratories to process still more coronavirus tests."

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