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  • New service tasks students to help isolated people during coronavirus

    Gavin Haines

    April 14, 2020 |

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    Response Location: England, Manchester

    A new initiative called #Task4Help recruits local university students to deliver groceries and other supplies to people who need to be self-isolated during COVID-19. It was originally started by an app called UniTaskr that posted freelance opportunities for students, but now it has over 10,000 students using the app to help out. One user describes the service as easy to use and delightful.

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  • Separating fact from deadly fiction: the London team factchecking the coronavirus

    Gavin Haines

    March 27, 2020 |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    In the midst of a pandemic, access to accurate information can literally be a matter of life and death. To ensure this access one UK charity called Full Fact has rapidly increased their capacity to meet the monumental information challenge posed by COVID-19. With an epidemiologist on their team, Full Fact conducts extensive research and interviews with experts, presenting the information clearly and without bias or sensationalism.

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