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After the pandemic, doctors want their new robot helpers to stay

James Vincent

July 09, 2020 |

The Verge |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Covid-19 has accelerated technological innovations and robots are being used to minimize the virus’ transmission. Mobile disinfectant units using UV light to break apart the virus’ genetic material are in use at some hospitals, airports, hotels, and food banks. They clean surfaces faster and with less risk than humans. Robots are also doing initial patient in-takes at hospitals to minimize transmission and identify critical cases, and telepresence bots, essentially i-pads on wheels, allow patients to explore outside their quarantined spaces. Users do have to contend with occasional technological glitches.

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This Maryland nursing home has had no coronavirus cases. How did they do it?

Amna Nawaz

July 09, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A faith-based nursing home facility in Baltimore has managed to remain free of any cases of coronavirus due to proactive and aggressive preparedness measure. Although there were concerns that implementing such restrictions could negatively impact the social emotional health of residents, the facility management took this concern seriously and implemented additional protocols that prioritized making sure the residents felt taken care of.

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Minnesota offers 'no-barriers' COVID-19 testing across state for immigrants

Hibah Ansari

July 08, 2020 |

Sahan Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, St. James, Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health is working with local advocacy groups to provide free Covid-19 testing at pop-up testing sites in communities where immigrants or undocumented residents live. The state-sponsored testing sites do not ask patients for any information regarding their citizen status and also do not require insurance to access the test.

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Community Workers Lend Human Connection To COVID-19 Response

Rob Waters

July 07, 2020 |

Health Affairs |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Community health workers have long been helping people navigate the intersection of health care and social services in the United States, such as in Philadelphia, where one program stands out for its overall design and continuous rigorous evaluation. Studies of the program indicate that those who worked with community health workers improved their overall health compared to those who received standard care. Now, as many cities navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials see an opportunity to expand the workforce to also provide "social, material and psychological support."

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In Mathare, clean water is music, as Billian shields the Kenyan slum against COVID-19

Christabel Ligami

July 07, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Mathare

In Kenya's rural communities and densely populated areas, accessing sanitation and hygiene methods can be difficult, but in one slum, a nonprofit organization has teamed up with a group of young men in the community to help increase access during the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, they are providing free water and food vouchers to families and setting up hand washing stations throughoutut the area.

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These doctors brought a shuttered L.A. hospital back to life to fight coronavirus

Thomas Curwen

July 07, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A formerly closed hospital reopened as a pop-up health care facility in Los Angeles County to help provide health services for a predominantly Latino community during the coronavirus pandemic. Although it was only open for just over a month and operating costs were high, the facility was a unique opportunity for the healthcare providers involved to "create their own healthcare system and practice medicine unconstrained by medical corporations and insurance companies."

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Vietnam has 0 coronavirus deaths. Here's why.

Timothyna Duncan

July 06, 2020 |

CNBC |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam reacted swiftly to the approaching pandemic, screening travelers from Wuhan, then banning all visitors from China, mandating masks, producing a catchy hand-washing video, and conducting extensive testing, with mandatory quarantines of infected people. The country of 97 million had just a few hundred cases and no deaths in the pandemic's first six months, even though its public health system is not regarded as extraordinary. As a result of its success at containment, Vietnam was one of the first in the region to relax social distancing and reopen its economy.

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Paradise Lockdown: How Thailand's Phuket Island flattened its coronavirus curve

Nina Milhaud

July 06, 2020 |

Asia Sentinel |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Phuket

Despite devastating economic consequences, Thailand’s quick and hardline response to early signs of COVID-19 spread contained the virus and within weeks limited the country’s infections to just over 3,000 as of July 1, a far better record than nearby countries. Tourism-dependent Phuket Island was Thailand’s only province to impose a total lockdown for more than one month. Thanks to aggressive travel restrictions, contact tracing, and quarantines of possibly infected residents and travelers, the stringent measures paid off as restaurants and shops began reopening in early May.

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Food drive helps diabetic patients continue to eat healthy during COVID-19 pandemic

Morgan Therrien

July 02, 2020 |

The Beacon Today |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Jupiter, Florida

Diabetics require fresh food and produce to maintain their health, but doing so has become difficult during the pandemic, especially for people who are immunocomprised and therefore unable to frequently venture out to food banks. One food bank found a solution which involves bringing out food packages to cars so diabetics do not have to expose themselves to potential germs. This vulnerable population relies on their bi-weekly haul of fresh produce to stay healthy.

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Japan: A glimpse at Montana's future?

David Erickson

July 01, 2020 |

Missoulian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan

A government-mandated care insurance program in Japan has gained both recognition and international praise for removing the burden of senior care from family members through the "socialization of elder care." The goal of the program, which has now been in place for two decades, is to help keep "elderly people physically active and less socially isolated," and could provide a model of care for other aging regions.

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