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  • How Two Local Businesses are Helping Increase Supply of Hand Sanitizer

    March 29, 2020 |

    Temple Update |

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    Response Location: United States, Norristown, Pennsylvania

    In Norristown, Pennsylvania, two local businesses--a distillery and a silly putty factory--have teams up to produce hundreds of gallons of hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals and residents. The two companies each put their distinct expertise to use to repurpose their factories and raw goods to pump out much-needed hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • Coronavirus is generating a surge of interest in voting by mail in the 2020 presidential election. It's not a panacea

    March 29, 2020 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Covid-19 pandemic has increased interest in and use of alternative voting methods in Florida. Among Democrats in the 2020 primary, where most of the primary action took place, voting by mail was up 33% from 2016 and early voting at regional sites was up 20%, while in-person voting on primary day was down about 25%. Offering voting alternatives is not a panacea, there are some drawbacks including a greater percentage of rejected ballots among certain demographic groups, however it can help ease concerns among voters about voting in person during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Vermont inmates released to spread out population

    March 28, 2020 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    To reduce incarcerated people’s exposure to COVID-19 behind bars before anyone had even fallen ill, Vermont officials all but stopped new admissions to state prisons and released hundreds from custody in February and March. Lowering the population by more than 200, from its late December benchmark to late March, was designed to make the prisons less crowded and to avoid introducing people to a potential virus hot spot if at all possible. The measures required coordination among prison officials, courts, prosecutors, and halfway houses.

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  • Lockdown living: how Europeans are avoiding going stir crazy

    March 28, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Italy

    As governments order lockdowns of cities and countries due to coronavirus concerns, many people are at risk for experiencing mental health issues such as loneliness and anxiety. To combat this, people are turning to telemedicine for counseling consultations and to keep in touch with loved ones, as well as activities such as exercise to improve moods.

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  • Retired nurses, health care providers volunteer to support front-line workers in NH, Vt.

    March 28, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlestown, New Hampshire

    After the New Hampshire Nurses Association sent out a survey to the state's retired nurses, hundreds of them volunteered to address the state's healthcare worker shortfall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The reserves will address a growing need, as well as relieve the already overstretched frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic.

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  • Germany has a remarkably low coronavirus death rate — thanks largely to mass testing, but also culture, luck, and an impressive healthcare system

    March 28, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Germany has been able to keep the death rate comparatively low during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a multi-faceted approach. Although the numbers could change as the virus spreads, thus far decentralizing testing, a strong healthcare system and enforcing lockdowns with fines are a few of the ways that are showing promise in the country.

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  • Med Students Aren't Sitting Out the Fight Against the Coronavirus

    March 28, 2020 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, New Jersey

    While classes have been moved online, medical students across the country are finding ways to help in the fight against COVID-19. At schools like Rutgers in New Jersey, to the University of North Carolina’s Medical School, to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, students are pitching in. They’re undertaking things like running public health information hotlines, 3-D printing plastic face shields, and helping essential health care workers safely put on and take off their personal protective equipment.

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  • COVID-19: Germany sees low fatalities despite high infection rate

    March 28, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Although Germany has a high amount of coronavirus cases, their death toll is less than comparable countries which can be attributed to widespread testing and a prepared health care system. The hospitals have been able to avoid a "mass influx of patients at the same time," due to a large number of dedicated intensive care units and repurposing military facilities to increase capacity.

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  • Oakland County program putting local restaurants to work preparing meals for homeless

    March 28, 2020 |

    Crain's Detroit Business |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Following other models across the U.S., in Michigan's Oakland County, homeless shelters and local restaurants are partnering to weather the coronavirus pandemic. The county is paying restaurants to cook meals for food-insecure community members.

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  • Germany Has Relatively Few Deaths From Coronavirus. Why?

    March 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Although Germany has reported over 50,000 cases of coronavirus, the country is seeing a lesser death toll from the pandemic as compared to other countries. Like other countries working to contain the spread, Germany was quick to enact widespread testing a persistent contact tracing, but the country also implemented early measures to protect the more senior residents which has kept the infection rate low for this highly susceptible population.

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