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  • How the U.S. can defeat coronavirus: Heed Asia's lessons from past epidemics

    March 18, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    As much of Europe and the United States are still in the early stages of trying to contain the coronavirus, countries in Asia offer several lessons in mitigation strategies. Rapid government intervention and regulation helped to slow the spread in Taiwan while in South Korea, increased transparency and mass testing – made possible because the country opened the process to the private sector – have shown to have helped flatten the curve of transmission.

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  • 'Pandemic Partners' In Bend Use Social Media To Care For Neighbors In Isolation

    March 18, 2020 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

    People in Bend, Oregon have turned to social media in order to help at-risk community members during the coronavirus pandemic. Utilizing Facebook Groups to connect with one another, the moderators aim to conduct "acts of kindness that are most easily crowdsourced" such as picking up groceries or walking a neighbor's dog.

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  • Idaho Hunger Relief Organizations Adapt To Meet Increased Demand During Coronavirus

    March 18, 2020 |

    Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

    Radio |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    Food pantries in Idaho have successfully adapted to a higher demand while abiding by the new social distance norms. Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, the pantry was set up like a grocery store and individuals browsed the shelves for whatever they needed. Volunteers now bring out pre-packaged meals to cars. Other food distribution organizations have begun making house calls to drop off essentials and perform wellness checks for senior citizens who feel safer in their own homes. The new procedures require more volunteers and more work but have so far been successful.

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  • A Pandemic And A Parade: What 1918 tells us about flattening the curve

    March 18, 2020 |

    Newsy |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Enacting social distancing and mass closures of schools, businesses, and other industries during the times of virus outbreaks has been shown to slow the waves of infection, as first witnessed during the era of the Spanish Flu when one American city acted proactively while another did not. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, areas that began social distancing practices sooner are already reporting a flattened curve of cases, which helps hospitals avoid overcrowding.

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  • How Vietnam Learned From China's Coronavirus Mistakes

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Diplomat |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    China has seen success in containing the coronavirus through strict governmental oversight but when the virus made its way to Vietnam – a country with similar rule – the government enacted more transparent approaches and relied on social networks to mitigate the spread. Although it is yet to be seen if one methodology was superior to the other, Vietnam's strategy of accountability and transparency has "proved to be effective and furnished positive results."

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  • Bridging the red and blue divide one conversation at a time

    March 17, 2020 |

    Valley Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Many groups have formed to reduce political polarization by applying active listening and respectful communication skills. Mission Valley Rises is a small community led group in Montana that hosts events where Republicans and Democrats come together and outline community issues and brainstorm effective responses. Better Angels is a national group that holds citizen-led workshops where, using marriage counseling techniques, people are taught, not to change their own beliefs, but how to respectfully disagree so they can work together to effectively solve common problems.

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  • Distilleries using high-proof alcohol to make hand sanitizer

    March 17, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

    Several distilleries across the U.S. are shifting gears from producing beer to instead producing hand sanitizer to play a part in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Combatting the shortage of the product, while also promoting better hygiene, distilleries are experimenting with recipes based on federal and World Health Organization guidelines and giving the product to patrons as well as donating to charities.

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  • Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe

    March 17, 2020 |

    CNET |

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    Response Location: United States

    Many are looking to in-person voting alternatives already used on smaller scales to address the challenges of holding an election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online or mobile app voting is allowed on a limited basis in several states. Voatz is a mobile voting app that has been used in 50 elections since 2016, with more than 80,000 votes cast. The company uses blockchain to encrypt the data and has offered to discuss the free use of its software for the 2020 presidential election. Experts caution the possibility of cyber-attacks as well as the difficulty of widely implementing new technologies so quickly.

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  • Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic

    March 17, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore among several other countries have been able to contain coronavirus by working to stay ahead of the spread, rather than confront the spread as it happens. Using strategies – some partially built after learning from failure during the SARS outbreak – such as rigorous contact tracing to determine who may have come into contact with an infected individual, these countries have shown, "early intervention is key."

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  • Taiwan has only 77 coronavirus cases. Its response to the crisis shows that swift action and widespread healthcare can prevent an outbreak.

    March 17, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan has been able to contain the spread of the coronavirus by implementing rapid intervention strategies and protocols from the onset of the public health crisis. Relying on "public-health infrastructure and data analytics, affordable healthcare, and extensive educational outreach," the country's government officials did not hesitate to act, partly due to lessons they had learned during the 2003 SARS crisis.

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