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The Washington Post
Odysseus Patrick
5 November 2020
Australia
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800-1500 Words
Although the goal was not to eradicate but to contain COVID-19, Australia is "close to eliminating community transmission of the coronavirus." Many factors played a role in the country's success but one of the most pr...
1 November 2020
Hawaii, United States
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800-1500 Words
A group of health care workers and social workers formed to help connect hard-to-reach communities in Hawaii to COVID-19 testing and information about the pandemic. So far, they have been able to test more than 200 pe...
29 October 2020
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Over 3000 Words
In Boulder, Colorado those working to address the increasing rate of homelessness are reallocating resources to support longterm housing options as opposed to the traditional temporary services – such as shelters. Alt...
23 October 2020
Dirty Box Junction, Sierra Leone
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1500-3000 Words
When news of COVID-19 arrived in the West African Village of Dirty Box Junction, community members and local government were ready to act due to lessons learned from mistakes made during the Ebola outbreak of years ea...
21 October 2020
Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
In Louisiana, where many communities face barriers to health care access, the implementation of a 211 hotline during the coronavirus pandemic has helped residents access the information they need to make informed deci...
19 October 2020
United States
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1500-3000 Words
The uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the health impacts it may have for different people prompted doctors from across the U.S. to create a national patient database to better study and understand how the virus int...
19 October 2020
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Schools in New York City have, so far, been able to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic with suprisngly few cases reported and no sign yet of an outbreak. The model, which some are saying could be used at other sch...
18 October 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
Students in fraternities and sororities at the University of Minnesota have moved many of their social activities to a virtual space and are taking precautions for those living in Greek housing to protect members and ...
16 October 2020
Osceola, Iowa, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Small hospitals in rural regions in America have quickly had to learn how to cope with the influx of COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. While many lessons have been learned, in Iowa, hospital personnel have seen succ...
Vox
Julia Belluz
14 October 2020
Germany
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1500-3000 Words
A combination of luck, learning, local responses, and listening has kept Germany's coronavirus cases manageable, even as the pandemic continues to impact much of the world. In particular, the ability to enact decentra...
Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT)
Giedrius Vitkauskas
13 October 2020
Lithuania
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800-1500 Words
Lithuanian officials are launching a contact-tracing app to better trace the path of coronavirus cases and alert people when they have potentially been exposed. Although there have been delays in the roll-out of the a...
7 October 2020
Minnesota, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Minnesota, tribal leaders from the Band of Chippewa Indians worked closely with state officials at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to implement measures that would reduce the impact of the pandemic in their c...
7 October 2020
Fond du Lac Reservation, Minnesota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Leaders of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota acted early and aggressively when the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping the nation, and so far, it has appeared to have helped the region to kee...
2 October 2020
Nova Scotia, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
Despite regions including Ontario and Quebec recording outbreaks of COVID-19, "four eastern provinces have managed to keep the pandemic at bay." The provinces have relied heavily on mandatory and strict quarantine pra...
1 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Comprised of doctors, nurses, and medical students, the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is helping to bring free coronavirus testing to Black Philadelphians who are "contracting the coronavirus and dying from COVID-...
29 September 2020
United States
Documentary
Over 15 Minutes
Compared to countries that implemented early shutdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic, such as France and Ireland, the U.S. "fought the virus, and the virus won." While the federal government is largely responsibl...
25 September 2020
Seoul, South Korea
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1500-3000 Words
Despite never mandating a lockdown, South Korea has been able to better control the spread of COVID-19 as compared to other countries of similar economic and development status. Focusing on information management and ...
23 September 2020
Finland
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800-1500 Words
Finland has been able to keep their COVID-19 infection rate and death toll much lower than other countries by "shutting down rapidly" and relying on a law on preparedness that was devised after the Winter War in 1939-...
22 September 2020
Kano, Nigeria
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1500-3000 Words
Kano State, once the epicenter in Nigeria for cases of COVID-19, now boasts the highest rate of daily testing numbers after piloting a community-sampling strategy that allowed for mass testing. The pilot was largely p...
11 September 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Health officials in North Carolina have shown that contact tracing can successfully identify those who have been exposed to COVID-19. The efforts of the contact tracers in one county resulted in 35 people being quaran...
11 September 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The city of Honolulu has partnered with hotels to offer quarantine housing for those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but have nowhere to safely self-isolate. The new units compliment other existing facilities – ...
9 September 2020
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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800-1500 Words
Two newly-formed companies in Ohio are the nation's first businesses to create a "fully automated production of woven, washable masks." The project became a reality thanks to partnerships and funding support between s...
8 September 2020
Manhattan, New York, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
Two community living facilities have played integral roles in combatting the spread of diseases throughout New York's history by relying on mutual aid models. In the 1980's the Manhattan Plaza residence started the AI...
Nation Africa
Winnie Atieno
4 September 2020
Bangladesh
Text
Under 800 Words
Although residents in Bangladesh were initially hesitant to take precautionary measures against COVID-19, once one county began reporting cases, the community took swift action. From implementing hand washing stations...
3 September 2020
Arizona, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Wastewater-based epidemiology is helping scientists and public health experts track the prevalence of coronavirus in communities. Although this practice can be complicated by the size of cities and lacks a standardize...
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