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In Baltimore, a struggling, black-owned nursing home keeps covid-19 at bay

Rebecca Tan

July 24, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore has reported approximately 10,000 cases of Covid-19, but the local Maryland Baptist Aged Home hasn't had a single senior resident infected due "a relatively small population of 29 residents, a strong history of infection control, a dedicated staff and...the cynicism that comes with residing in an underserved community." Leadership at the nursing home acted before local government officials did, implementing a strict lockdown and widespread testing protocols while also relying on measures already in place such as thorough infection-reducing cleaning regimens.

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Vietnam took drastic early action to fight the coronavirus — and has reported zero deaths

Christina Farr

July 23, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam is home to 95 million people, yet the country has reported less than 450 cases of coronavirus and not a single death thanks to quick implementation of lessons the country learned from the 2003 SARS pandemic. Although not all went smoothly in the country's response and critics have called some measures "excessive," the overall use of contact tracing, quarantine, and both business and movement restrictions have seemingly successfully contained the spread of the virus.

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The Temporary Battle Against COVID-19 Taught This N.C. Native Community How to Combat a Longstanding Epidemic

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

July 22, 2020 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States, Cherokee, North Carolina

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reacted to COVID-19 with aggressive measures that yielded fewer illnesses than in neighboring counties, and no deaths, all without outside help. But one of their preventive measures – roadblocks severely limiting access to the Qualla Boundary, the band's territory – led to a surge in overdose deaths from fentanyl-laced heroin, because drug dealers responded with fewer shipments of more potent drugs. Overdoses eventually subsided with the roadblock lifted. The unintended consequence taught lessons about self-governance and unseen risks from within, not just from outside.

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Why Rwanda Is Doing Better Than Ohio When It Comes To Controlling COVID-19

Jason Beaubien

July 15, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

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Response Location: Rwanda

Rwanda, a country with the same population of Ohio, has emerged as an example of how to slow the spread of coronavirus, with only 1,500 cases reported so far. Besides initiating a lockdown, implementing free testing, and recruiting community health care workers, police, and college students to be contact tracers, officials also used "the same structure, same people, same infrastructure and laboratory diagnostics" that had been working to contain the spread of HIV.

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How Taiwan beat the coronavirus

Christina Farr

July 15, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Response Location: Taiwan

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, Taiwan – a country of nearly 24 million people – has reported less than 500 cases and only seven deaths, largely due to the rapid implementation of a public health emergency response plan. By successfully using a combination of quarantine measures, social pressure, technology, and consistent communication, the country was able to begin reopening in May.

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How did New Zealand become Covid-19 free?

Anna Jones

July 10, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: New Zealand

When China first reported its first death from Covid-19 New Zealand made the proactive move to restrict entry to anyone coming from or through China. This coupled with an early lockdown and an effective communication plan helped the country to eliminate the virus.

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This Maryland nursing home has had no coronavirus cases. How did they do it?

Amna Nawaz

July 09, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

A faith-based nursing home facility in Baltimore has managed to remain free of any cases of coronavirus due to proactive and aggressive preparedness measure. Although there were concerns that implementing such restrictions could negatively impact the social emotional health of residents, the facility management took this concern seriously and implemented additional protocols that prioritized making sure the residents felt taken care of.

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In Mathare, clean water is music, as Billian shields the Kenyan slum against COVID-19

Christabel Ligami

July 07, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Kenya, Mathare

In Kenya's rural communities and densely populated areas, accessing sanitation and hygiene methods can be difficult, but in one slum, a nonprofit organization has teamed up with a group of young men in the community to help increase access during the Covid-19 pandemic. Together, they are providing free water and food vouchers to families and setting up hand washing stations throughoutut the area.

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Vietnam has 0 coronavirus deaths. Here's why.

Timothyna Duncan

July 06, 2020 |

CNBC |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam reacted swiftly to the approaching pandemic, screening travelers from Wuhan, then banning all visitors from China, mandating masks, producing a catchy hand-washing video, and conducting extensive testing, with mandatory quarantines of infected people. The country of 97 million had just a few hundred cases and no deaths in the pandemic's first six months, even though its public health system is not regarded as extraordinary. As a result of its success at containment, Vietnam was one of the first in the region to relax social distancing and reopen its economy.

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Paradise Lockdown: How Thailand's Phuket Island flattened its coronavirus curve

Nina Milhaud

July 06, 2020 |

Asia Sentinel |

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Response Location: Thailand, Phuket

Despite devastating economic consequences, Thailand’s quick and hardline response to early signs of COVID-19 spread contained the virus and within weeks limited the country’s infections to just over 3,000 as of July 1, a far better record than nearby countries. Tourism-dependent Phuket Island was Thailand’s only province to impose a total lockdown for more than one month. Thanks to aggressive travel restrictions, contact tracing, and quarantines of possibly infected residents and travelers, the stringent measures paid off as restaurants and shops began reopening in early May.

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