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Pescadores de Guanacaste venden por primera vez en ferias del agricultor

Eduardo Costa

July 03, 2020 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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Response Location: Costa Rica, Guanacaste

La iniciativa Arroz y Frijoles está ayudando a los pescadores de Guanacaste, Costa Rica a sobrevivir los efectos economicos de la pandemia sobre el turismo y sus ingresos. La iniciativa fue iniciada por la Cámara de Pescadores de Guanacaste al empezar la pandemia, y opera de tal manera que el producto de los pescadores se compra a un precio fijo, y luego se vende en un mercado de agricultores. Desde que empezo la iniciativa, la CPG ha comprado 21.600 kilos de producto.

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Plan B : Comment rendre une ville (vraiment) cyclable

Marc Bettinelli

June 08, 2020 |

Le Monde |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: France

En temps de pandémie, le vélo permet une circulation présentant moins de risque pour la transmission du virus. De nombreuses villes se mettent à développer des infrastructures cyclables. Celles-ci ne sont pas toujours idéales pour les cyclistes et autres acteurs de la mobilité urbaine, mais certaines pratiques apportent des bénéfices.

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Dutch Cooperation Made an ‘Intelligent Lockdown' a Success

Paul Tullis

June 05, 2020 |

Bloomberg Businessweek |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

The Netherlands approach of balancing the potential for future economic hardship with the current risk of Covid-19 spreading has appeared to have helped the country to flatten the curve of cases faster than other areas that implemented mandatory lockdown measures. Although critics of this "controlled distribution" approach point out that the country has still seen thousands of deaths and could see future waves of outbreaks, at this point in time, "the Netherlands has both flattened the curve and kept life tolerable."

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Where Do We Grow From Here?

Emily Stifler Wolfe

June 02, 2020 |

Montana Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

In Montana, a group of professionals were brought together to collaborate on the pandemic recovery effort underway in Bozeman, with the economic development director at the helm. Known as the Bozeman Economic Recovery and Resiliency Team, the group is comprised of 25 members including business leaders, local and state government officials, education leadership, and representatives from tourism and childcare industries, among others. The group was formed at the outset of the pandemic to efficiently communicate constantly-shifting information, ascertain needs, and manage local recovery efforts.

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How this country of 97 million kept its coronavirus death toll at zero

Nectar Gan

May 30, 2020 |

CNN |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Vietnam

Thanks to a speedy early containment effort, rigorous contact tracing and quarantine policies, and effective public communications, Vietnam suffered zero COVID-19 deaths through the first four-plus months of the crisis and a relatively low infection rate overall. The country’s success, notable especially in light of its modest economic and healthcare conditions, began with a strict three-week national lockdown. Since then, businesses and schools reopened, under social-distancing rules. Throughout, the country's elaborate propaganda network spread hygiene messages to a public accustomed to viral outbreaks.

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These Unsung Countries Are Vanquishing the Virus

Will Doig

May 22, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Finland

During the onset of the pandemic, countries around the world took a variety of different measures to protect its citizens and economies. While some countries continue to be negatively affected by the coronavirus, places like Vietnam, Canada, Croatia, Finland, and New Zealand reacted by taking restrictive measures from the start and have successfully contained the virus. Responses include distributing funds to individuals and businesses on the honors system, closing down everything except grocery stores, hospitals, and pharmacies, as well as rapid implementation of widespread testing.

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Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

Atul Gawande

May 13, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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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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How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

Max Walden

May 12, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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Parts of Asia that relaxed restrictions without a resurgence in coronavirus cases did these three things

William Feuer

May 07, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

South Korea and Hong Kong have been able to contain the coronavirus without imposing restrictive lockdowns by implementing an aggressive and widespread testing, data sharing and contact tracing regime. In the case of South Korea, the country was able to not just flatten the curve of coronavirus cases in only 20 days, but also maintain a decrease in cases even after a parliamentary election with record-setting turnout numbers.

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How to play live pro sports in a pandemic? Taiwan, South Korea offer lessons

Grady McGregor

May 05, 2020 |

Fortune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Around the world, sporting leagues have had to cancel or postpone their games as a response to COVID-19, but in select countries, they’re showing the world how to – safely – resume games. Taiwan’s basketball and baseball leagues and South Korea’s baseball and soccer leagues have started playing again. They’ve put into place measures like banning all fans from in-person viewing and taking regular temperature checks for players and coaches. While being careful, the physical nature of sports still presents challenges.

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