Respekt
1 April 2020
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Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, a seamstress named Michaela Moudra encouraged people across the country to meet their nation's acute need for face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission. From her Facebook group Czechia Sews Face Masks, which now has tens of thousands of members, Moudra inspired hundreds to start sewing masks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-best-response.html
Benjamin J. Cowling
Wey Wen Lim
The New York Times
13 March 2020
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Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have each shown success with slowing the pace of the coronavirus outbreak due in part from learning lessons during the 2002 SARS outbreak. Combining different approaches to social distancing and quarantine, travel restrictions, and public health campaigns focused on hygiene best practices, the countries have shown that it doesn't necessarily take "China’s draconian measures" to mitigate the spread.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/china-coronavirus-wuhan.html
Amy Qin
The New York Times
4 February 2020
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Thousands of people in Wuhan, China are volunteering to buy groceries, get medicine, and take community members to the hospital as a means to help those that need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Although the volunteers do not knowingly transport anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the drivers wear protective clothing during their drives, which are organized by local neighborhood committees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/world/australia/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus.html
Damien Cave
The New York Times
12 March 2020
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As the United States struggles to test all citizens exhibiting symptoms of coronavirus, Australia and Canada are offering lessons about best practices for preparing for a pandemic. Having learned from previous outbreaks, these countries implemented protocols such as a national hotline, easy-access to information about testing sites, and "an agency to coordinate and help finance testing and treatment during any kind of viral or disease outbreak" – all of which help make testing more efficient.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/us/coronavirus-testing-drive-through-seattle.html
Wudan Yan
The New York Times
13 March 2020
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In early January, doctors at UW Medical Center began preparing for a coronavirus outbreak by transforming a research lab into a screening center for coronavirus that delivers results within a day. Now, coupled with a mobile clinic that allows for people to be tested from within the confines of their cars, the city has been able to test a large volume of people more safely than if they were being tested from within a hospital.
https://apnews.com/e43f2aea014e70abe3de23f9d79df8b1
Lisa Rathke
Michael Rubinkam
Associated Press
17 March 2020
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Several distilleries across the U.S. are shifting gears from producing beer to instead producing hand sanitizer to play a part in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Combatting the shortage of the product, while also promoting better hygiene, distilleries are experimenting with recipes based on federal and World Health Organization guidelines and giving the product to patrons as well as donating to charities.
https://thebristolcable.org/2020/03/self-organising-coronavirus-fight-back
Adam Cantwell-Corn
The Bristol Cable
18 March 2020
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As a grass-roots response to assist vulnerable populations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are using social media to distribute supplies, services, and advice. One such group on Facebook, the Bristol Community Care - Covid-19 Mutual Aid, has gone viral with thousands of members seeking to help or receive help.
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/can-volunteer-run-online-platforms-to-support-neighbors-in-need-meet-demand
Julia Hotz
Next City
19 March 2020
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As social distancing becomes increasingly important as cities and states work to control the coronavirus outbreak, people in New York are finding creative ways to communicate in order to help one another. In New York City, community members are utilizing a website where volunteers are matched with their vulnerable neighbors' requests for errands, while in Brooklyn, community organizers are using a spreadsheet to connect and find support.
https://gardenandgun.com/articles/the-surprising-way-durham-distillery-is-helping-fight-coronavirus
Caroline Sanders
Garden & Gun
13 March 2020
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As restaurants look at a myriad of ways to enhance the cleanliness of their businesses in light of the coronavirus pandemic, a distillery in North Carolina chose to shift their focus from gin-making to making and distributing hand sanitizer. The owners of the distillery are also training neighboring businesses "how to use the solution responsibly," and then donating bottles of the sanitizer after they complete the session.
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2020/03/09/nc-health-centers-ramp-up-covid-19-outreach
Liora Engel-Smith
North Carolina Health News
9 March 2020
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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, North Carolina's health centers are relying on old methods to reach and educate uninsured and medically vulnerable patients, many of whom don't have access to the internet. Staff are posting fliers in commonly-trafficked locations, hanging signs at health centers, taking out television ads, and asking community leaders to relay hygiene guidelines by word of mouth.
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/20/818300504/schools-race-to-feed-students-amid-coronavirus-closures
Cory Turner
Anya Kamenetz
NPR
20 March 2020
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In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, school districts are trying a number of approaches to ensure students still have access to free breakfasts and lunches even though they are not coming to school. In some cities, bus drivers are bringing meals to different neighborhoods. The federal government is also working to transfer what would be spent on school lunches to families in the form of food stamps.
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