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  • How to enjoy a new art gallery – from your living room

    March 26, 2020 |

    KCRW |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the age of social distancing due to COVID-19, Los Angeles galleries and museums are creating virtual experiences, adapting their exhibitions for people to enjoy via the internet. In one example, the Museum of Contemporary Art showcases one offering per day, like a movie night, to keep their audiences engaged.

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  • To address the homelessness crisis, some cities look to formal camps. Should ours?

    March 26, 2020 |

    Downtown Albuquerque News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    A growing number of cities are creating formal camps to mitigate housing problems for those experiencing homelessness. The camps feature basic accommodations such as a three-walled structure under which a tent can be pitched - partly protected from cold, rain, and wind. The major draw is the around-the-clock security patrols in addition to portable bathrooms, trash collection, and on-site kitchen. The camps can also provide a place where people can leave their things while working temp jobs.

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  • Lessons From Singapore, Hong Kong And South Korea's Response To Coronavirus

    March 25, 2020 |

    WBUR |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea have each seen success through their efforts to contain the coronavirus. Using methods such as aggressive isolation methods that include penalties, contact tracing and rapid intervention strategies that were in place from previously dealing with other communicable diseases, the lessons these countries have learned could provide information for countries still struggling to slow the spread.

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  • Caught between floods, protests and a pandemic, ecotourism operators bat for resilience

    March 25, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: India, Bali, West Bengal

    In the Indian Sundarbans, home to a huge mangrove ecosystem as well as native tigers, ecotourism has come to a halt due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. In response, locals involved in conservation efforts and ecotourism have stepped up to educate their communities, especially those that are the most remote, to ensure safety precautions are taken, as well as advocating for government support of those whose livelihoods are threatened.

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  • Support groups grapple with social distance and isolation

    March 25, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Social connection is crucial to recovery for people participating in Alcoholics Anonymous, but the quarantine mandated by the coronavirus has made that impossible. Support groups across the state of Washington are grappling with isolation and, in response, have started meeting over Zoom instead. This article talks to several participants to get their take on it. One person in particular said that meeting online has allowed them to attend more meetings, and it has been a source of comfort during quarantine.

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  • The church that isn't closing its doors

    March 25, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Netherlands

    VR Church, an online, fully virtual place of worship, offers a religious community outlet for people who are not able to attend physical churches, for reasons of disability, autism, or any number of things that keep people from attending. Though there might be a learning curve at first to master the VR headset technology, VR Church has seen a growth in popularity during the global lockdown due to COVID-19.

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  • The People Leading When Leaders Do Not

    March 25, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Johnson City, Tennessee

    In cities across the U.S. where local government hesitated to enact social distancing and shelter-in-place advisories, local community members and business owners are stepping in and shutting their doors to lead by example. Although those who have taken this approach have been met with resistance from some, many other local businesses have followed their lead and in some cases, the local government has too.

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  • Some CEOs are giving up their salaries to help stop coronavirus layoffs

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to pay employees as COVID19 containment efforts take a toll on businesses, CEOs and corporate management are taking pay cuts, or giving up their pay altogether. Companies like Delta, United, Marriott, Hyatt, Lyft, and Life Time health clubs are all seeing their leadership elect for salary cuts or decreases in order to continue to pay their employees.

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  • Why Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Far Lower Than In Other Countries

    March 25, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany

    Compared to its European counterparts, Germany has one of the lowest coronavirus fatality rates, around 0.5%. Experts credit the low rate to the country's decentralized diagnostic systems that allow federal states to make their own decisions about testing. The country has averaged about 120,000 tests a week since late February.

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  • States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight

    March 25, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Across the United States, hospitals are looking for ways to fill medical professional shortages as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. One creative solution that has emerged in states such as New York, Hawaii, and New Hampshire is making it easier for both retirees and newly graduated medical students to come back into service.

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