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Utah Guard soldiers bring their language skills to a new battlefront — as contact tracers in war against coronavirus

Nate Carlisle

April 27, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

To contain coronavirus, Utah has enabled contact tracing that utilizes state employees to make phone calls to those who have potentially been exposed to the virus but many they call do not speak English. To address the language barrier, members from the Utah National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade – who serve on the linguistic unit – are volunteering to provide translations.

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Some Countries Are Squashing the Coronavirus Curve. Vietnam Is One.

Niharika Mandhana Lam Le

April 27, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

Vietnam implemented rigid protocols around contact tracing and quarantine methodologies in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak, and so far, it has paid off with no deaths and a manageable caseload. Although a large population of citizens are still in government quarantine facilities, signs of reopening parts of the economy are underway and the overall response to the pandemic may help gain credibility from "global manufacturers looking to diversify out of China."

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Seattle's Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York's Did Not

Charles Duhigg

April 26, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, Washington State stands in direct contrast to New York in how local governments responded. While New York relied on direction from politicians, Washington State looked to public health experts to lead briefings and directions – a response that is now emerging as a successful model for building trust with state residents, and inspiring action rather than skepticism.

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Testing for the coronavirus in Vermont: What's next?

Katie Jickling Elizabeth Gribkoff

April 26, 2020 |

VT Digger |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

The local government in Vermont has relied on collective efforts from citizens, medical professionals, and state police to implement a strategy to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Faced with a testing shortage from the onset, officials instead turned to a "mitigation approach," which included repurposing a university lab to conduct Covid-19 tests while also enlisting police to transport the Covid-19 collection samples from the medical facilities to the lab.

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How do you build a city for a pandemic?

Harriet Constable

April 26, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Major populated cities such as New York and London were once regarded as "death traps," but a series of deadly outbreaks led to structural changes that worked to improve the public health outcomes for those living there. From sewer systems to therapeutic gardens, the health of those living in cities has improved in a variety of ways, however, that has not stopped densely populated areas from turning into hotspots for coronavirus. To address this, local governments are experimenting with even more structural changes such as turning city streets into walking and biking paths.

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As restaurants stay closed, chefs still cooking — for health care workers

Daliah Singer

April 26, 2020 |

NBC News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Feed the Frontlines Boulder is one initiative of several across the state of Colorado that are working to support healthcare workers and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual donors and local nonprofits donate money for restaurants to produce warm meals for medical professionals at work. The meals serve as an appreciative gesture towards those on the front line and helps restaurants keep their employees working, use their supplies, and have a source of income. Feed the Frontlines started on March 30th and has since delivered over 2,500 meals made by nine local restaurants.

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Was wir von den Toten lernen können

Alisa Schröter

April 25, 2020 |

Zeit Online |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Munich, Bavaria

Verstorbene obduzieren, die Corona hatten – ist das eine gute Idee? Ja, finden Pathologen. Denn diese Menschen könnten uns noch viel über das Virus verraten. Schon bei HIV oder Hepatitis C hat die Pathologie dabei geholfen, die Viren und ihre Wege im Körper zu verstehen.

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Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way

Damien Cave

April 24, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia, Sydney

With the goal of containing the spread of Covid-19, the national governments in Australia and New Zealand took an approach that was predicated on letting public health experts take the lead. Although this approach – which led to early and aggressive restrictions of movement – was not met favorably by all at first, it has proved successful so far, leading both countries to reset the goal to eliminating the virus rather than just containing it.

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Ramadan In The Age Of Coronavirus: Some Colorado Muslims View Isolation As An Opportunity To Grow In Their Faith

Hayley Sanchez

April 24, 2020 |

Colorado Public Radio |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

An Islamic organization called Downtown Denver’s Islamic Center is helping members of their community adjust to the quarantine and maintain their spiritual practice. All services and counseling has been moved online, and their preexisting food assistance program is still going on, albeit adjusted to accommodate for the shortage of volunteers during the quarantine. They even have many one-on-one phone calls with people to work through specific issues. It's not perfect, and they still want to do more, but for now they are serving a great spiritual and communal need.

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Utah And New Mexico Lead The Region In COVID-19 Testing. Here's How They've Done It

Rae Ellen Bichell

April 24, 2020 |

KUNR |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Deploying a state-wide COVID-19 testing strategy requires coordinating both public and private-industry stakeholders. In Utah and New Mexico, the appointment of “testing czars,” or public health leaders in charge of coordinating testing, has led to targeted, successful strategies to ramp up testing. These “testing czars” work to coordinate with commercial and public labs to find supplies and address bottlenecks. Suppliers work to connect via conference call to discuss logistics, allowing for successful scaling in both rural and urban testing strategies.

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