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Paraguay se aísla y mantiene el coronavirus bajo control

Jorge Sáenz

May 15, 2020 |

La Nación (Argentina) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Paraguay

Este artículo explica las medidas de Paraguay para contener el COVID-19. Junto a Costa Rica y Uruguay, Paraguay es uno de los países de América que tiene menos casos y muertes. El 80% de su población, según el artículo, ha sido extremadamente disciplinado con el encierro.

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COVID-19: Will South Korea's model help save Nigeria's hospital bed shortage?

Ifedayo Ogunyemi

May 15, 2020 |

Nigerian Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea

As a response to hospital bed shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea developed a strategy that divides individuals who tested positive into four categories – mild, moderate, severe, and extremely severe – and placed those on the low end of the spectrum in self-quarantine or Living Treatment Centers (residential buildings requiring few medical personnel). As Nigeria grapples with the same issue, they look to South Korea as a model, but hesitate on making it work in different cultural contexts.

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Lockdown At Terminal Island Federal Prison Curbs Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak

Ryan J. Reilly

May 15, 2020 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Pedro, California

By rapidly instituting mandatory testing of all inmates at a covid-19-stricken federal prison and segregating ill inmates, authorities reduced the number of new infections within weeks. At one point, nearly 70% of the inmates at the Terminal Island federal prison in San Pedro, California, had tested positive for the coronavirus as it raced through a facility where inmates normally interact constantly in crowded communal areas. As of mid-May, eight inmates had died and more than 500 had recovered.

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La paradoja peruana

Jorge Carrillo

May 15, 2020 |

El Hilo |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru

Perú fue el primer país de América Latina en decretar cuarentena general obligatoria. El gobierno reaccionó rápido, implementó medidas estrictas y contempló ayudas económicas que fueron ejemplares para la región. Entonces, ¿por qué se han disparado los casos de contagiados en el país? ¿Qué fue lo que falló?

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O parto quando não se vê: audiodescrição e a legitimidade das mães deficientes visuais

Luanne Ferraz

May 14, 2020 |

Retruco |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Pernambuco

A reportagem é sobre audiodescrição no momento do parto para auxiliar pais cegos. A ação contribui para a acessibilidade de deficientes visuais.

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Virtual house calls flourish in the age of coronavirus

Helen Santoro

May 14, 2020 |

High Country News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Enterprise, Oregon

A community health care clinic in Oregon’s Wallowa County has been able to offer mental health services to its clients during the coronavirus pandemic thanks in part to an already-established virtual practice. In place to better serve the rural community, the clinic's telehealth option has gained even more popularity since social distancing became a necessity. Although the practice isn't without its limitations, such as access to internet, overall, the expanded access has helped reduce the impacts of isolation.

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A ‘Pandemic's-worth of Triggers' Are Causing an Increase in Relapses Across the Country. Here's How Appalachians Are Coping.

Fernando Alfonso III

May 14, 2020 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Stay-at-home orders and social distancing can worsen opioid addiction problems, and so some health providers, social media, and agencies in opioid-heavy Appalachia have devised ways to turn a threat into an opportunity. To counter isolation and denial of in-person counseling, forums on Reddit have thrived as virtual support groups. Video conferencing has proved a boon to telemedicine and counselors, extending the reach of services. Treatment providers and even Kentucky's prisons are distributing medications in novel ways to help people maintain sobriety and avoid overdoses.

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Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?

Kavita Puri

May 14, 2020 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Germany has seen some of the lowest death rates in the world. Reasons behind that rate have been attributed to the widespread, accessible testing and subsequent quarantining of individuals who test positive, as well as the country’s health care capacity and infrastructure. While a success story right now, there is worry that the immediate wins may lead to relaxing on protocol and a second wave.

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COVID spurs rural telehealth, but not without hardship

Liora Engel-Smith

May 14, 2020 |

North Carolina Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ahoskie, North Carolina

To better address the necessary adaptions made to the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic, such as utilizing telemedince to abide by social distancing regulations, health insurance companies in North Carolina have altered their billing rules and increased reimbursement rates for virtual appointments. Realizing that telemedicine isn't ideal for all patients due to connectivity inequities, medical centers are also trying to offer WiFi hotspots and outdoor visits in parking lots.

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Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

Atul Gawande

May 13, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, tested and implemented at Boston’s Mass General Brigham hospital, has shown promise in its ability to reduce spread amongst hospital workers. It includes: hand-washing, social distancing, mask-wearing, regular health screenings, and cultural shifts toward working better together as communities. Key to this strategy is employing all of the measures in synchronicity.

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