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  • Coronavirus Florida: Mobile showers offer hygiene protection for vulnerable Tent City homeless

    April 04, 2020 |

    Palm Beach Post |

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    Response Location: United States, West Palm Beach, Florida

    For the homeless, practicing proper social distancing and good hygiene can be nearly impossible, so an organization called Shower the People is bringing mobile showers to one tent encampment in Florida. Hot showers allow people to disinfect themselves and fight off the virus, but many homeless people simply do not have access to basic hygiene.

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  • Medizinprofessor erklärt: "Diese sieben Dinge können wir von Wuhan lernen"

    April 04, 2020 |

    Focus Online |

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    Response Location: China, Wuhan

    In China flaut die Corona-Krise allmählich ab. Nach offiziellen Angaben gibt es kaum mehr Neuinfektionen – nur solche, die von Einreisenden stammen. Ein deutscher Professor erklärt, welche sieben Lehren wir hierzulande daraus ziehen können, damit die Kurve abflacht. DIe wichtigste Erkenntnis: Keine Normalität solange es keine medizinischen Mittel gegen Corona gibt.

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  • Konstruktiv durch die Krise

    April 04, 2020 |

    ZDF |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Vom Einzelnen bis zum Unternehme, Corona trifft alle. Vier Beispiele zeigen, wie Solidarität und Unterstützung dabei helfen, durch die Krise zu kommen.

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  • 환자복 운송에 살균까지...코로나19 극복 앞장 의료용 로봇

    April 04, 2020 |

    YTN 뉴스 |

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    Response Location: China

    코로나19로 인한 의료 물자 부족에 대응, 중국에서는 체온 측정 로봇이, 한국에서는 살균 로봇이 개발되어 의료진 과부하를 완화하는데 일조하고 있습니다.

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  • To combat COVID-19 information gaps, Latino leaders and Spanish media ‘work double'

    April 04, 2020 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina's Mecklenburg County, Spanish is more commonly spoken than English, yet information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic wasn't being translated from English before being distributed. To address this "information gap," community leaders and media organizations stepped in and launched a hotline and public safety campaigns to help residents access information in a more timely fashion.

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  • Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week'

    April 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Social distancing is as necessary to protect healthcare providers as it is anyone else, so primary care providers in the U.K. are begrudgingly making the move to telemedicine—meeting with and diagnosing patients over a video call. Neighborhood doctors say the new approach saves them time, and telemedicine companies say that demand and orders have increased over 70%. Doctors have also set up "dirty zones" to check possibly infected patients, and "safe zones" to see patients with other ailments.

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  • A German Exception? Why the Country's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low

    April 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Germany, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg

    Germany has had plenty of coronavirus patients—more than 100,000 laboratory-confirmed infections—but their death rate is remarkably low compared to neighboring countries. Experts attribute this to extensive and widespread testing, a trusted government, social distancing, and plenty of hospital care available if needed. Their capacity is so great that the country is now taking in patients from Italy, Spain, and France. As a result, the curve is beginning to flatten in Germany.

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  • Members of NYC's running clubs run errands for needy during coronavirus pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    New York Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Runners in New York City are no longer able to freely exercise in public parks due to the number of other people now seeking escape in the parks during the quarantine. To compensate—and to lend a hand—a group of runners are now doing "runs" for people in need to pharmacies and other essential businesses to fetch supplies. Right now most of the errands run are for other members of the club, but they are also available for non-runners.

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  • How To Help, Not Harm, While Volunteering During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Utrecht

    Many people are motivated to help out during the pandemic, but without proper hygiene tactics, helping could just be harmful. A group started by medical students in the Netherlands called StudentsAgainstCorona rallies volunteers to contribute in a way that focuses on hygienic above all else. Different "hubs" of the organization have popped up all over the world, and the ratio of volunteers to those requesting help is about 10:1. Students are performing duties like picking up groceries or delivering medicine, and all of them practice strict hygiene rules to prevent the spread.

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  • Local banks step up in the fight to keep Covid-19 economic calamity at bay

    April 03, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Throughout the economic crash of 2008, banks were "vilified" for their response, but as the economy again teeters on crashing during the coronavirus pandemic, regulators have been able to be proactive in their approach. While several banks are making financial contributions to philanthropies, and public health efforts or creating relief funds, others have agreed to temporary forbearance on certain types of loans which enables "local business owners and workers to defer payments without penalty to the end of their loan terms."

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