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  • Have a 3D printer? Make a mask

    April 08, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    People in Jackson, Wyoming with access to 3D printers are teaming up and building face shields for the local hospital to help protect the frontline workers from contracting Covid-19. Although the shields aren't the same as medically-graded N-95 masks, hospital personnel say they are still helpful for protecting healthcare workers and help to guard medical equipment.

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  • RVs for MDs: Matching RVs with Medical Professionals Battling COVID-19

    April 08, 2020 |

    Temple Update |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    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, has connected hundreds of camper and RV owners to healthcare workers in need of extra living space. The network has grown to include thousands of members willing to offer the use of their campers free of charge.

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  • Coronavirus Update: Snow Sport Community Steps Up To Donate Goggles, Masks To Front-Line Workers

    April 08, 2020 |

    WCBS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Long Island City, New York

    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 instant improvised answer to a critical shortage," while ski companies are also pitching in by donating KN95 respirator masks.

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  • Students Start Nonprofit to Help Vulnerable Individuals During Quarantine

    April 08, 2020 |

    Pepperdine University Graphic |

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    Response Location: United States, Malibu, California

    SQD, Ink. (short for Self-Quarantined Delivery) is a student initiative at Pepperdine University that provides a free grocery delivery service to those who cannot do it themselves, i.e. the elderly or people with autoimmune disorders. Since its founding it has been picked up by student volunteers across the country and now has over 80 volunteers in cities like Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The group relies on technology—social media, Venmo, and Factime—to conduct their business. The student founders are now looking to formalize their business model to become more efficient and scalable.

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  • Coronavirus : aux Pays-Bas, le gouvernement mise sur le « confinement intelligent »

    April 08, 2020 |

    Reporterre |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    Le Pays Bas, qui possède l'un des meilleurs systèmes de santé d'Europe, a décidé de se tester l'immunité collective de sa population face au coronavirus. Cette politique gouvernementale est fondée sur le respect de la vie privée, permettant aux individus de faire leur propre choix pour limiter la contagion. Des mesures sont en place pour protéger les populations vulnérables.

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  • University of Washington computer game helps crowdsource possible coronavirus treatment

    April 08, 2020 |

    KING-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    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 possibilities that could be used to develop antiviral drugs that would work against the novel coronavirus.

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  • New Zealand has only 1 Covid-19 death. Here's what they're doing

    April 08, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    With just over 1,200 confirmed cases and only one death from COVID-19 at the time of the video's publication, New Zealand offers lessons to the world for pandemic response. The main lesson is act early, and act decisively. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand announced that it would be the first democratic country to close its borders just days after identifying its first few cases, with a nationwide shutdown just days after that.

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  • Lessons From the HIV Epidemic for the COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 08, 2020 |

    Medscape |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Both the successes and failures of the nationwide Ending the HIV Epidemic plan offers lessons for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for rural parts of the United States. One significant lesson is that of addressing health disparities linked to social determinants that prevent community members from accessing affordable or reliable health care. When "structural access to healthcare," was addressed in cities where HIV rates were higher, many saw those rates decrease, especially when the Affordable Care Act led to the expansion of Medicaid.

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  • Local fundraisers provide meals to health care workers during pandemic

    April 08, 2020 |

    The Daily Tar Heel |

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    Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Community members in North Carolina are crowdfunding campaigns to help provide meals to healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Working with the hospital, the campaign organizers make sure to deliver enough meals for the number of staff working each day, while also rotating units "to reach as many people as possible."

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  • How These Boyle Heights Bartenders Made Sure L.A.'s Undocumented Back-Of-House Workers Didn't Go Hungry During the Pandemic

    April 08, 2020 |

    L.A. TACO |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    After realizing that there was virtually no support systems out there for the black, brown, and potentially undocumented workers in the service—specifically bar—industry, a group of three friends formed a grassroots group called, "No Us Without You." They support undocumented back-of-house workers in the bar industry in L.A. by providing food relief kits. The group has had to build trust with the undocumented workers so that they would accept help in the first place, but they communicate with families in Spanish and reassure them that, "'This is not a handout. You deserve to eat during these times, too.'”

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