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28 May 2020
Dallas, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
To increase COVID-19 testing in one Dallas neighborhood, community leaders, healthcare professionals, and a local church have joined together to implement a testing site directly in the community. Offering 250 free te...
17 May 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
800-1500 Words
In Texas, legislators and advocates are working to address mental health concerns for individuals entering or in the criminal justice system. For those already in jail, telepsychiatry is being offered to help rehabili...
10 May 2020
South Korea
Broadcast TV Programs
Under 3 Minutes
South Korea has effectively crushed the curve in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by using extensive tracking and tracing on its citizens. Using a combination of GPS tracking, monitoring CCTV footage, and even ...
PBS NewsHour
Christopher Booker
10 May 2020
New York, New York, United States
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
Adaptations made as Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City during the COVID-19 outbreak to keep health care workers and patients safe are now being used as a blueprint for how to prepare for future health care crises. ...
8 May 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Broadcast TV Programs
3-5 Minutes
When coronavirus first appeared in the United States, Seattle emerged as an epicenter, but just a few months later, the city and state have largely reduced the overall caseload. Local officials say that a unified appr...
30 April 2020
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Kansas City Police Department used a crime-prevention strategy called the risk-terrain model to target and neutralize crime magnets, a low-cost approach associated with a 24% decrease in violence in areas where it was...
21 April 2020
Kampala, Uganda
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
Having spent a number of years combatting Ebola and Marburg viruses, officials in Uganda were able to quickly set into a motion a series of proactive strategies such as restriction of movement, surveillance strategies...
20 April 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Nurses from Phoenix’s Banner-University Medical Center volunteered to travel to Greeley, Colorado, which has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing twice the number of fatalities, Banner Health – because of ...
15 April 2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In cities across the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color in part due to a lack of information being provided to these areas. A non-profit in Pittsburg is workin...
Grady Newsource
Amanda Regan
15 April 2020
Watkinsville, Georgia, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Watkinsville First Baptist Church in Georgia moved their religious services online as early as March 15th, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the church began posting their services every Sunday morning, ...
8 April 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
At the University of Washington, researchers from the school's school of protein design created a computer game that allows users to fold proteins. This game, which is open to anyone, is being used to crowdsource poss...
8 April 2020
Long Island City, New York, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Skiers and snowboarders are donating their used snow goggles to be repurposed as personal protective equipment during the coronavirus. Helping to address a need nationwide, the snow-sport community is "providing an in...
Temple Update
Matthew Silverman
8 April 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
ER doctors and other hospital staff who need to isolate themselves from their families can use a camper or mobile home to create a safe distance. The Facebook match-making group, RVs for MDs To Fight the Coronavirus, ...
7 April 2020
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Connecting to a priest—by video or telephone—can offer relief to those dying alone. The Virginia Theological Seminary and General Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, recently launched Dial-A-Priest, a servic...
7 April 2020
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
A hospital in Washington has become the third hospital in the United States to install a new technology that allows for decontamination of N95 masks. This technology, which will help decontaminate up to 80,000 masks p...
6 April 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
As the coronavirus pandemic forces healthcare workers to perform potentially critical duties that they are not used to, a company named Health Scholars is adapting its training software from virtual reality to interne...
6 April 2020
Cypress, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Three people in Orange County came together to fill the gap in testing in their area. A surgeon named Dr. Yalamanchili, a scientist named Dr. Chris Crock, and a laboratory owner named Michelle Huston joined forces to ...
Spectrum News 1 SoCal
Parker Collins
6 April 2020
Redondo Beach, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Immunocompromized individuals are under stricter guidelines to not leave their homes during the coronavirus because they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, but that can leave many feeling isolated. To mana...
6 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In Los Angeles, fashion industry professionals are working together to create hospital gowns from donated materials for use in hospitals. The project is also helping to employ those who have been laid off from their r...
1 April 2020
Taiwan
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
Due to its proximity to China, experts forcasted that Taiwan would experience a high number of coronavirus cases, but aggressive intervention strategies have kept the overall caseload much lower than expected. New reg...
1 April 2020
Taiwan
Broadcast TV Programs
5-15 Minutes
Taiwan was expected to be inundated with COVID-19 cases, but that never happened at least in part due to the swift and aggressive actions enacted by the government. Integral to the approach was enhanced transparency f...
31 March 2020
Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
When Henrico County Fire Department began to respond to calls for people exhibiting signs of coronavirus, they began utilizing recommendations of how best to stay safe. Although restrictive, this new playbook helps em...
31 March 2020
Cumming, Georgia, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In Cumming, Georgia, the Christian Brothers Automotive company is letting customers opt for a no-touch service in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Employees at the car shop will pick up, sanitize, and drop off cars, wi...
WUSA-TV
Delia Goncalves
31 March 2020
College Park, Maryland, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
WIth supplies of masks for health workers running dangerously low around the United States, researchers at the University of Maryland have devised a way to sterilize disposable masks, as well as tocreate custom, reusa...
31 March 2020
Minnesota, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
In Minnesota, hospitals in the Allina Health system are using tablets and stands for doctors to speak with their patients in an effort to cut down on the need to use various kinds of personal protective equipment like...
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