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  • Cancer Support Group Helps Each Other During Quarantine

    April 06, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

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    Response Location: United States, Redondo Beach, California

    Immunocompromized individuals are under stricter guidelines to not leave their homes during the coronavirus because they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, but that can leave many feeling isolated. To manage that isolation for cancer patients, the nonprofit Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach is using online technology to connect community members through support groups.

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  • Coronavirus In Colorado: Virtual Reality Helps Nurses, Doctors Respond To Emergencies

    April 06, 2020 |

    KCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    As the coronavirus pandemic forces healthcare workers to perform potentially critical duties that they are not used to, a company named Health Scholars is adapting its training software from virtual reality to internet websites. Their program offers simulated experiences for healthcare workers to learn how to respond in varied situations, though they have adapted it to train all healthcare workers in advanced cardiac life-support. The company is offering $1 million in grants to get their software to as many as 14,000 healthcare providers so far and has already been sent to hospitals in NY and MI.

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  • Trocken bleiben trotz Corona-Isolation

    April 06, 2020 |

    Tagesspiegel |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Videochats, Whatsapp-Gruppen, Telefondienst rund um die Uhr. Wer süchtig nach Alkohol ist, findet jetzt online Hilfe – hauptsache, in Verbindung bleiben.

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  • What some West Coast brands are doing to keep sales flowing during stay-at-home orders

    April 06, 2020 |

    New Hope Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Hayward, California

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, food industry leaders, specifically those in the organic and health food category, are trying to figure out how to keep their businesses afloat. Nature’s Path has increased hourly pay of its workers and donated thousands of cases of food to charitable organizations, while smaller organizations like Down to Cook have shifted to direct to consumer models.

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  • Orange County Lab Runs Coronavirus Tests in 90 Minutes Audio icon

    April 06, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

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    Response Location: United States, Cypress, California

    Three people in Orange County came together to fill the gap in testing in their area. A surgeon named Dr. Yalamanchili, a scientist named Dr. Chris Crock, and a laboratory owner named Michelle Huston joined forces to create an independent testing lab that can produce results in only 90 minutes. Right now the lab is conducting up to 100 tests a day, and the three of them are also encouraging others to open independent labs to fill the gaps.

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  • As courts close for the coronavirus, officials and advocates adjust to protect domestic violence victims

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Stay-at-home orders keep us safe against the risk of infection, but for those suffering from domestic abuse they are no safe haven. The city of Philadelphia is working to let people know that services are still available despite the pandemic, although these services have had to adapt to the new circumstances. Some examples include special hotlines and FaceTime calls with judges for hearings. They also have a rotation of judges on call to deal with protection-from-abuse applications. There are also advocates and services outside the court system, like Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

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  • Penn alums use 3-D printers to make face masks for local medical workers

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A group of University of Pennsylvania alums are working together to combine their skills and knowledge to make 3-D printed NIH-approved face shields for healthcare workers to use during the coronavirus pandemic. After using crowdfunding to support the project, and working with healthcare workers to perfect the design, the group is now being asked to send their face shields throughout the country.

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  • Les "courses suspendues", la nouvelle initiative solidaire d'une Italie confinée

    April 06, 2020 |

    La Tribune |

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    Response Location: Italy, Naples

    L'Italie, comme beaucoup d'autres pays, a vu diverses formes de solidarité surgir dès le début de la crise sanitaire et économique liée au coronavirus : La Tribune analyse ici l'impact d'une initiative qui a essaimé aux quatre coins de la péninsule et qui a visé à apporter une aide alimentaire aux personnes privées de leurs revenus pendant le confinement.

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  • ‘코로나' 때문에 봉사활동 못 한다고요?

    April 06, 2020 |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    코로나 시국' 장기화로 시민들의 대면 봉사활동이 어려워지자 각 단체들이 원격 봉사 환경을 마련하고자 나섰습니다. 취미 활동부터 진로 상담까지 다양한 분야의 재능 나눔이 비대면으로 이뤄지고 있습니다.

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  • Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black communities, but local residents are finding ways to help their fellow neighbors in times of crisis. Tactics including increasing testing in black communities, reframing rhetoric about the pandemic as acts of crime, and forming a local community group to solicit and deliver food donations, are helping this Milwaukee County step in to address concerns where the federal government hasn't.

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