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  • How Taiwan has become a COVID-19 success story

    April 01, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Taiwan

    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 from the government, which included text messages to those who were quarantined, as well as using lessons learned from the SARS outbreak.

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  • Mt. Sinai Health launches coronavirus app to track outbreak across the New York City

    April 01, 2020 |

    CNBC |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    To better trace the spread of coronavirus, Singapore and China have been using apps that collect data about citizens' whereabouts and let people know if they've potentially been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the virus. Now, similar apps are being piloted in New York and Massachusettes in an attempt to better "understand more about the clinical course of the disease."

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  • Hospital chaplains find creative ways to offer compassion, despite coronavirus restrictions, so no one has to die alone

    April 01, 2020 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Social distancing rules are proving to be especially difficult to maintain for people whose family member is dying of the virus. Chaplains in Chicago are finding ways to help families to be with their loved ones in times of illness and so that no patient has to die alone. Chaplains will talk to the patient on the phone, broadcast family members' voices over the rooms' intercoms, and hand nurses prayer cards to give to the patient when they enter the room. The chaplains also work to alleviate the stress of the healthcare workers by praying over specific concerns and wishes that the nurses have.

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  • Honoring loved lost ones through Zoom during COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing orders

    April 01, 2020 |

    KCRW |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    As social distancing is preventing community members to pay proper respects to those who passed, people are inventing new ways to connect with one another and celebrate both life and death. This piece features examples of such. One example is a family marking the passing of a matriarch by sending a mass email asking people to raise a glass in her memory. Another is a public online Seder hosted over Zoom.

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  • Covid-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together

    April 01, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    While most other scientific research around the world has come to a halt, coronavirus research is flourishing as a global collaboration of scientists focuses on understanding the virus and finding a vaccine. Competition among scientists and countries is still fervent, but information is being shared across labs and borders more urgently and quickly than before.

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  • The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan

    April 01, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

    In Pakistan, where many citizens earn a daily wage from street businesses that have now been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistanis are continuing to contribute zakat, "the traditional Muslim charity tax." The contributions – regarded as "one of the most important religious duties for Muslims" – are used to create packages containing basic grocery items and anti-bacterial soap for the daily-wage workers.

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  • Bethel dental clinic catalyzes community mask-making effort

    March 31, 2020 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bethel, Alaska

    When a dental clinic in Alaska had to suspend elective procedures due to the spread of the coronavirus, the clinic turned their efforts into repurposing their medical-grade material – usually used for sterilized medical and surgical instruments – into surgical masks for hospital workers. The idea has gained attention, and now community members who want to help are provided mask-making kits from the clinic.

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  • Holmes County manufacturers partner with Amish to produce protective equipment

    March 31, 2020 |

    The Daily Record |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berlin, Ohio

    While adhering to social distancing, seamstresses in Ohio's Amish County are producing medical protective gear to distribute to frontline workers in the region. The approach is also employing people who may be at risk of losing income as a result of the economic impacts of COVID-19.

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  • How Henrico firefighters respond to COVID-19 nursing home calls

    March 31, 2020 |

    WTVR-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Henrico County, Virginia

    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 emergency responders stay safe by "limiting the number of responders that go into a facility" and encourages nursing homes to bring patients "as close to the ambulance entrance as possible."

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  • El Dorado Hills first responders adopt new disinfecting protocols

    March 31, 2020 |

    KCRA-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, El Dorado Hills, California

    The El Dorado Hills Fire Department has adapted a decontamination method from the military to stem the spread of COVID-19 among its firefighters and first responders. All paramedics must wear full decontamination suits, and trucks are sprayed down with a disinfecting spray after returning from any calls. Fire departments across the country are adopting similar measures.

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