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  • COVID-19: les leçons du dépistage à grande échelle de l'Islande

    April 09, 2020 |

    Radio Canada |

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    Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

    Pour mieux comprendre le phénomène de contagion du virus, l'Islande a mis en place un système de dépistage de masse. Axé sur une politique préventive menée dès le début de l'épidémie, le dispositif est le fruit d'une collaboration entre le gouvernment et une firme privée. Les résultats montrent qu'une large partie de la population est infectée mais asymptomatique.

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  • How custodians in Durham Public Schools were granted paid emergency leave

    April 09, 2020 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    In March 2020, North Carolina’s Board of Education, in response to COVID-19, approved paid emergency leave for all school employees – but with 100% pay only going to those that qualify as “high risk.” With many of the affected employees being Spanish-only speakers explanations of the detailed leave policies were not comprehensive, making the roll out of the relief confusing and inaccessible.

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  • Even Parks Are Going Online During the Pandemic

    April 09, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As cities in the U.S. are placed under various degrees of lockdown, organizations are working to virtually bring "environmental education and recreation to viewers, from the comfort of their homes." Although virtual walks and live talks with park rangers are not a replacement for the lived experience, studies have shown that this type of contact does offer some benefits to mental health and well-being.

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  • Operation Food Bank Feeds 390 Families

    April 09, 2020 |

    New Haven Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Due to COVID-19, the Connecticut Food Bank has not been able to staff their food pantry distributors and thus drop off food with no distribution help. The town of Hamden whipped up an army of volunteers in response to make sure that no families went without food during this trying times. Demand was so great that unfortunately, after distributing food to 357 cars, they had to turn away another 400 cars. Volunteers are dedicated to continuing this new makeshift food pantry every few weeks until supplies run out.

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  • 코로나 휴교령에… ‘온라인 원격교육' 실험 시작한 유럽[글로벌 현장을 가다]

    April 09, 2020 |

    동아일보 |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    휴교령이 장기화 되면서 유럽 주요국들은 온라인 교육을 대안책으로 삼고 새로운 시도들을 단행하고 있습니다. 기술 접근성 격차로 인한 혼란 등을 최소화하면서 일방향 교육 시스템을 어떻게 개선할 수 있는지에 대한 고민들이 함께 부각되고 있습니다.

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  • Religiöse Feste in Corona-Zeiten

    April 09, 2020 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Während Corona überdenken viele Gelehrte die Vorschriften ihrer Religion, damit Gläubige auch während Corona Feste feiern wie Pessach oder Ramadan feiern können. Der Ermessensspielraum unterscheidet sich von Religion zu Religion – doch fast alle greifen auf technische Lösungen zurück.

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  • Public health workers innovate around social distancing guidelines

    April 09, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A fleet of mobile health units across the nation have been helping low-income and immigrant communities to access public health care resources, but during the coronavirus pandemic, the focus has shifted to providing relevant safety information. Leveraging the trust that has been developed over time, public health care workers are utilizing social media to distribute information and resources until they can until they can begin "delivering medications in partnership with Federally Qualified Health Centers, a safety net for uninsured and undocumented people."

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  • Local Farmers Act Fast to Meet the Current Crisis

    April 09, 2020 |

    Edible Rhody |

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    Response Location: United States, Rhode Island

    In Rhode Island, a collaborative, farmer-run food delivery service has come together as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As farmers around the state saw massive declines in orders, they came together to create an online ordering service and deliver their food, things like produce, coffee, flowers, and eggs, themselves. Since inception, they saw immediate success and have been working to figure out how to scale and serve more people.

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  • California appears to be flattening the curve — but residents must keep social distancing for at least another month, experts say

    April 09, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The newest caseload numbers out of California have indicated that the state has been at least somewhat successful in containing the coronavirus outbreak, but residents are still being instructed to keep social distancing. With early and aggressive measures taken in the state to enact social distancing and shelter-in-place, these methods are being credited as major factors in the success so far.

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  • The power of love and a quarantine creates Project 88

    April 09, 2020 |

    The Bulletin |

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    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    To address the boredom and isolation that many artists are feeling during the coronavirus pandemic, a local independent filmmaker in Oregon created a film project to act as a creative outlet that attracted contributions from more than 300 people across the world. The project – “Project 88: Back to the Future Too” – invited people to recreate one of 88 scenes from the popular franchise film, which filmmaker Taylor Morden then stitched together into the final movie and released online.

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