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Akron Children's Prepared to Help Adult Colleagues

Rachele Mongiovi

March 19, 2020 |

Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

Akron’s Children’s Hospital has developed an emergency protocol should the COVID19 pandemic reach them. Acting preemptively, they have limited visitors, removed all volunteers over age 60, and have nearly 700 employees working remotely. Feeling prepared, they’re working to help prepare hospitals that serve adult populations as well.

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This virtual tip jar helps Philly out-of-work food industry employees during the coronavirus

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

March 19, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As restaurants across the nation have been forced to close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to creative means to help account for the loss of revenue. In Philadelphia, restaurants have created a virtual tip jar to encourage patrons to "donate a tip" to a person or business while in San Francisco a restaurant owner has created a Facebook group that helps connect out of work servers with childcare jobs.

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‘More high-tech than high touch': Youth-serving organizations are getting creative amid pandemic

Allison Dikanovic

March 19, 2020 |

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee's nonprofits serving youth are finding new ways to check in and connect with their students as the coronavirus rules out the possibility for in-person afterschool programming. “Social distancing doesn’t mean social disconnection," the director of a community organization said. "We want to encourage youth to stay in touch with each other and with trusted adults."

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Restaurant owner adapts to keep employees working amid coronavirus outbreak

Jordan Vandenberge

March 18, 2020 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Grafton, Ohio

Many businesses have been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some restaurants – such as one in Grafton, Ohio – are turning their in-house servers into delivery drivers to stay open. As a means to both provide for the community and for the employees, restaurant owners are using the conversion from dine-in to to-go to bolster their financial reality.

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Minnesota restaurants are closed, but their cooks are still feeding those in need

Sharyn Jackson

March 18, 2020 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minnesota

Despite being among those hit hardest by the coronavirus, restaurant owners and workers in Minnesota are stepping up to provide meals for those in need. But, to sustain their generous operations, business owners may eventually need more outside help.

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What Cities Are Doing to Stall Evictions and Foreclosures

Sarah Holder

March 17, 2020 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States

#StayAtHome has become a common hashtag in the fight against coronavirus. For those facing homelessness or evictions, this mantra is harder to follow. Cities are introducing new legislation to temporarily ban evictions and utility shutoffs.

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Community aid groups set up across UK amid coronavirus crisis

Robert Booth

March 16, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

In the UK, mutual aid groups are popping up to deliver food and medical supplies to those who can't leave their homes as a result of the rapidly spreading COVID-19. Organizers are keeping the efforts local to limit the possibility of transmission through these activities.

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South Korea's Drive-Through Testing For Coronavirus Is Fast — And Free

Anthony Kuhn

March 13, 2020 |

NPR |

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Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

Widespread and efficient drive-through test centers have been part of the reason that South Korea has been successful in limiting the spread of COVID-19. South Korea has had a previous disastrous experience with the 2015 MERS outbreak, which spurred them to prepare the necessary long-term infrastructure and funding needed to fight the coronavirus.

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Learning curve: How schools worldwide are tackling coronavirus challenge

Lenora Chu Ann Scott Tyson Sarah Matusek

March 13, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

As more and more schools go remote in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus, educators around the world are finding ways to keep students engaged and learning. Whether it's hosting discussions and lessons through Zoom, demonstrating science experiments in their own kitchens, and sourcing necessary equipment to families who don't have the means to support online learning, teachers, and students are innovating and adapting through the uncertain landscape of education during a pandemic.

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How Taiwan is containing coronavirus – despite diplomatic isolation by China

Michelle Yun

March 12, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

Struggling countries look to Taiwan as an example of how to respond to a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. Strategies that Taiwan uses include tracking of mandatory quarantines, border control, and its use of technology. They are now looking to expand testing even further.

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