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People Around the World Are 3D-Printing Face Shields to Battle the Coronavirus

Dave Gershgorn

March 26, 2020 |

OneZero |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Staten Island, New York

Medical professionals are facing mass shortages of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, so people with 3D printers are helping to produce alternatives. In New York, one company is using a GoFundMe campaign to help fund the production, while the founder of a Czech 3D-printer company developed one of the most downloaded designs for the transparent disposable full-face masks.

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Coronavirus kindness: South Bay teens create tutor network for hundreds of students

Dustin Dorsey

March 26, 2020 |

KGO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

Upon seeing a need for educational resources to support the out of school transition due to the COVID-19 outbreak, two high school seniors in the San Jose area stepped up to fill that gap. Sarika Sriram and Uditha Velidandla coordinated 90 volunteers to offer free tutoring in a range of school subjects. So far, over 350 students have benefitted from these comprehensive online learning sessions.

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Telehealth therapy sessions available for more people; one center says some people won't have to pay

Haley Hernandez

March 26, 2020 |

KPRC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

One positive side effect of the encouraged social distancing due to the novel coronavirus outbreak is the shift to telemedicine, specifically the chance to have therapy sessions over phone and video calls. At one health center in the Houston area, about 90% of its typically 2,000 weekly appointments have made the transition to online.

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Metro Detroit's yoga community finds breathing space online during COVID-19

Kate Roff

March 26, 2020 |

Metromode |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Gyms nationwide have had to close due to the spread of COVID-19, but a yoga studio in Metro Detroit is turning to technology to help deliver classes to the community. With the practice of yoga is associated with stress management, studio owners utilizing virtual options such as Facebook Live, Zoom, and YouTube in order to help their clientele cope.

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위기 속 한국-베트남 우정, 서로 ‘윈윈'… 교민들은 협조ㆍ베트남은 배려

정재호

March 26, 2020 |

한국일보 |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

한때 베트남에서는 코로나19 관련 조치들로 교민사회와 베트남 현지인들 간에 갈등 양상이 빚어졌습니다. 이를 해소하고자 하노이, 호찌민 등 교민사회를 중심으로 '선플' 운동, 현지 구호활동 등이 벌어졌고 베트남 정부 역시 한국인을 대상으로 별도숙소를 마련하고 특별 노동허가 발급을 추진하는 등 '윈윈'을 달성하기 위한 노력들이 결실을 맺었습니다.

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Volunteers rally to produce homemade face masks for coronavirus medical workers

Jeff Collins

March 26, 2020 |

Orange County Register |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Businesses and individuals around the world are pivoting from business-as-usual to churning out masks to fill shortages in supplies for hospital staff and others amid COVID-19.

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With Food For All Poor and Door-to-Door Coronavirus Screening, Pandemic-hit Bhilwara Sets Example for Rest of India

Suhas Munshi

March 26, 2020 |

News18 India |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bhilwara, Rajasthan

Bhilwara, India has provided food, masks, hand sanitizer, and door-to-door coronavirus screening to 600,000 residents who are not allowed to leave their houses during a total lockdown due to an outbreak of coronavirus. The generosity of donors from NGOs, charities, and individuals was managed efficiently by local government who handed out food staples to thousands of households.

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How robots helped protect doctors from coronavirus

Lilly Smith

March 26, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Hubei Province

To keep the doctor-patient contact at a minimum during the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals in China and Thailand are using human-like robots to perform basic medical tasks. The use of robots doesn't just help to keep doctors safer, it also helps to relieve them of their overburdened workload.

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How South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting Everything Down

Jason Beaubien

March 26, 2020 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong have all acted in ways that show it is possible to effectively manage the COVID-19 outbreak without shutting down an entire country. The common thread may be that all three countries have dealt with previous coronaviruses: MERS and SARS. This helped them start testing early, limit travel effectively, and track movement and subsequently quarantine people who came into contact with the virus - thus limiting the spread and keeping infected numbers relatively low.

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To address the homelessness crisis, some cities look to formal camps. Should ours?

Peter Rice

March 26, 2020 |

Downtown Albuquerque News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A growing number of cities are creating formal camps to mitigate housing problems for those experiencing homelessness. The camps feature basic accommodations such as a three-walled structure under which a tent can be pitched - partly protected from cold, rain, and wind. The major draw is the around-the-clock security patrols in addition to portable bathrooms, trash collection, and on-site kitchen. The camps can also provide a place where people can leave their things while working temp jobs.

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