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  • La Grèce, ce héros !

    April 30, 2020 |

    France Inter |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Greece

    Prenant en considération sa population âgée et un déficit de lits en soins intensifs, la Grèce a réagi dès l'annonce du premier cas sur son territoire. L'annulation d'évènements publics, l'accroissement de la capacité d'accueil dans les hopitaux, mais aussi un sentiment partagé de responsabilité envers les plus âgés, et un modèle de communication officielle très transparent ont permis de contenir la pandémie de manière efficace.

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  • Nurse training program bolsters St. John's ranks ahead of potential surge

    April 29, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Teton County’s St. John’s Health medical center worked proactively to make sure they had the resilience needed in staffing to accommodate a potential surge in COVID-19 patients. Working quickly, they identified current nursing staff that had critical care backgrounds, developed an online training program, and within weeks had nearly doubled the number of staff needed if an outbreak hit the area.

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  • Lowering costs, improving lives, even during a pandemic Audio icon

    April 29, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    A new initiative at St. John’s Health in Wyoming aimed at bettering people's health while saving the hospital money by combining wellness services with behavioral programs has shown promise but was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of pausing the program in entirety, however, program administrators have instead adapted it for St. John's employees as a means of keeping staff healthy.

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  • Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end

    April 29, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Researchers and public health experts across the world are turning to "wastewater-based-epidemiology" as a practice that could help trace and track the spread of COVID-19. This methodology has already proved successful in helping mitigate diseases such as polio in Israel and track the usage of illicit drugs in Australia. Most recently, in both France and the Netherlands, early sewage samples have revealed useful data about the coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Germany avoids the worst of coronavirus crisis — but how?

    April 29, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Germany has emerged during the coronavirus pandemic as a country that has successfully been able to avoid the worst-case scenario, unlike many other countries still battling the virus. Although the country hasn't escaped unscathed, the country's accessible and reliable health care system and a public trust in government officials both helped form the country's successful response to the outbreak.

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  • Prenatal Care May Look Very Different After Coronavirus

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Much of prenatal care has moved to online video conferencing and doctor guided at-home self-monitoring during the coronavirus pandemic but some of these solutions may last long after the pandemic passes due to the positive impact they're having. Although these changes do have limitations and cannot replace doctor visits entirely, for some, the addition of telemedicine has acted as both a time saver and eliminated barriers such as lack of transportation.

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  • Nueva Zelanda dice que ha “eliminado” el virus. Así es como lo logró

    April 28, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    Nueva Zelanda oficialmente 'eliminó' el nuevo coronavirus del país mediante la implementación de una serie de medidas que este artículo enumera y menciona. La aplicación de medidas de confinamiento rápidas y ágiles y hacerle pruebas COVID-19 a un gran porcentaje de su población fue clave.

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  • Se reconstruire après le cancer du sein

    April 27, 2020 |

    Radio France Internationale (RFI) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: France

    À Amiens, le centre S’time, s’est spécialisé dans l’après cancer. Grâce à une équipe de professionnelle de santé aux petits soins, les patientes reprennent possession de leur vie et de leur corps et leur risque de rechute sont limitée. En prenant en charge l'après cancer, il y a jusqu'à 30% de rechute en moins.

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  • COVID19: In Uganda, volunteers on bicycles are filling the gaps to deliver HIV drugs

    April 27, 2020 |

    Stories for Human Rights and Social Inclusion |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Strict social distancing and stay-at-home orders – including the suspension of public transportation – in Uganda during the coronavirus pandemic have made if difficult for those who need anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs to regularly access the medications. Volunteers, however, are filling the gap by creating a detailed delivery strategy and then delivering the medications to their fellow community members by bicycle.

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  • Der Alltag geht weiter: Was Taiwan gerade richtig macht

    April 27, 2020 |

    Perspective Daily |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan war gut auf die Corona-Krise vorbereitet und konnte effektiv reagieren, weil die Regierung aus dem Sars-Ausbruch 2003 gelernt hat. Wohl noch wichtiger ist aber, dass die taiwanesische Gesellschaft stark auf gegenseitigem Respekt und Zusammenarbeit beruht und das Vertrauen in die Regierung – zumindest in Bezug auf den Umgang mit dem Virus – sehr groß ist.

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