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  • States swap COVID-19 test supplies to fight shortage

    March 30, 2020 |

    Inforum |

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    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Facing a supply shortage, North Dakota and South Dakota arranged a no-cost swap of needed COVID19 testing supplies. Both states are part of the Northern Plains Consortium, made up of five states’ public health lab workers in an ongoing effort to collaborate and learn from one another. And those relationships paid off when the Dakotas needed to cooperate to share supplies in order to test their residents.

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  • Our Bodies, Our Wen-Do

    March 30, 2020 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Belarus

    A Belarus women’s-empowerment support group using the Wen-Do method ends each session with the students breaking a piece of wood with a chop of their hand, a literal show of strength that communicates how defending against men’s harassment and physical attacks may require physical force as well as assertiveness. In Canada, where the method began, the training -- a mix of martial arts lessons and support-group dialog -- is associated with a 46% reduction in rape and 64% drop in attempted sexual assault.

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  • A Democratic Response to Coronavirus: Lessons From South Korea

    March 30, 2020 |

    The Diplomat |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea is one of the few countries that has reported success in containing the coronavirus, and it's due to both government action and a united societal response. Even before the social distancing was imposed on the society, many in the community began to take that action themselves, businesses closed voluntarily and church services were moved online as the country took a united approach to managing the virus.

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  • [밀착카메라] 검체 채취까지 5분…워킹스루 진료소 가보니

    March 30, 2020 |

    JTBC 뉴스 |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Incheon

    인천공항을 통해 입국하는 외국인들을 빠르고 효율적으로 검사하기 위해 공항 한 켠에 워킹스루 진료소가 설치되었습니다. 이에 더해 자가진단앱과 이동자 분리 등을 통한 신뢰도 높은 검역 시스템이 해외입국자들의 호응을 얻고 있습니다.

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  • They were supposed to build stages for Coachella. Now they're building coronavirus triage tents

    March 30, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    When coronavirus began spreading throughout the United States, one of the earliest actions taken was to cancel large events, which meant that production firms also lost work. In Los Angeles, the firm that is typically responsible for building the tents, staging, and facilities for such events have now turned their efforts to helping construct medical villages.

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  • Tagsüber ist es besonders schlimm

    March 29, 2020 |

    Zeit Online |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Berliner Sozialarbeiter bemühen sich, Obdachlose während Corona besser zu schützen, indem sie in größeren Unterkünften untergebracht werden. Außerdem werden Handys verteilt, damit Obdachlose regelmäßig Informationen zum Virus erhalten.

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  • Bay County librarian using virtual storytime to cheer up families during coronavirus shutdown

    March 29, 2020 |

    MLive.com |

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    Response Location: United States, Bay City, Michigan

    With schools and libraries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a librarian in Bay County, Michigan is turning to hosting a virtual storytime. Although this approach lacks some elements of the in-person storytime, it does offer a sense of routine for children during a time that could otherwise be destabilizing.

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  • How Two Local Businesses are Helping Increase Supply of Hand Sanitizer

    March 29, 2020 |

    Temple Update |

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    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Norristown, Pennsylvania

    In Norristown, Pennsylvania, two local businesses--a distillery and a silly putty factory--have teams up to produce hundreds of gallons of hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals and residents. The two companies each put their distinct expertise to use to repurpose their factories and raw goods to pump out much-needed hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • 4 lessons the US should learn from Italy's coronavirus mistakes

    March 29, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Italy

    Given the failure by both the United States and Italy to contain the coronavirus spread soon enough to forestall more extreme measures, the U.S. in the early weeks of its outbreak had much to learn from Italy's mistakes, and from its eventual successes. Among the most critical mistakes: not taking the spread of the virus seriously enough soon enough, and taking half-steps toward locking down hot spots. Italy's Veneto region modeled good practices, including extensive testing and tracing, keeping all but the most critical cases out of hospitals, and strict monitoring of front-line workers.

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  • Hand Stamps, Bandannas and Sidewalk Chalk: India Looks to Low-Tech Coronavirus Solutions

    March 29, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: India

    India is using low-tech solutions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In lieu of apps and online delivery services, cities are using phone health advisories, TV ads, sidewalk chalk, and indelible ink. “We need inexpensive, easily available, and rapidly scalable solutions,” one surgeon said.

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