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  • Separating fact from deadly fiction: the London team factchecking the coronavirus

    March 27, 2020 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    In the midst of a pandemic, access to accurate information can literally be a matter of life and death. To ensure this access one UK charity called Full Fact has rapidly increased their capacity to meet the monumental information challenge posed by COVID-19. With an epidemiologist on their team, Full Fact conducts extensive research and interviews with experts, presenting the information clearly and without bias or sensationalism.

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  • Wie Schwangere während Corona im Netz Hilfe finden

    March 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Online-Sprechstunden, Facebookgruppen, Instagram-Tagebücher unterstützen unsichere schwangere Frauen in Zeiten, in denen der persönliche Ausstausch fehlt. Die Zahl der Follower: steigend.

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  • As pandemic spreads, nonprofit is on a mission to clear out Twin Cities jails, one bail bond at a time

    March 27, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Freedom Fund has ramped up its spending to pay bail for people with low-level charges. The COVID-19 threat has added urgency to this increasingly popular response to the cash bail system. With jails and prisons posing a great threat to inmates during a pandemic, there have been increased calls to release non-violent inmates to slow the spread and protect those experiencing incarceration.

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  • Portland chefs team up to feed nearly 500 homeless people daily at new county shelters

    March 27, 2020 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A growing countywide effort in Oregon is serving as somewhat of a lifeline for restaurants threatened by coronavirus closures. Businesses are keeping on or rehiring some of their employees to make food for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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  • Les Amap, îlots de lien social dans l'océan du confinement

    March 27, 2020 |

    Reporterre |

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    Response Location: France, Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis

    Alors que le travail n'a pas considérablement changé pendant la pandémie pour les petits producteurs, les associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne (Amap) ont dû adapter leur système de distribution. Au delà des mesures d'hygiènes mises en place pour protéger les adhérents, les associations doivent négocier les changements de réglements annoncés par gouvernement.

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  • Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of Chicago

    March 27, 2020 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first responders. A production line is already underway to produce 150,000 face shields by April 8th. The design is actually by Bednark Studio and approved by the New York State Department of Health, so the design is being replicated and adapted across the country.

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  • Makers are rushing to fight coronavirus with 3D printed face shields and test swabs

    March 27, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Across the country, 3D manufacturers sprang into action in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to create a medical supply chain to fill gaps in hospitals' access to needed products like face shields and nasal swabs. Through networking and crowdsourcing, small manufacturers with 3D printers linked with shipping and product assembly teams that formed to meet the emergency need. The focus was on products that did not need elaborate testing to be proven safe and effective.

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  • Photos: The Contradictory Flaw In The City's Underwhelming Open Streets Plan

    March 27, 2020 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In an effort to prevent overcrowding in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City has closed a few streets in four out of five boroughs. This density reduction plan, though, doesn’t seem to be getting put to use, and some say is just wasting city resources having police stationed at these closed streets.

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  • Coronavirus in Illinois: Small Clinics Struggle To Stay Open While Keeping Medical Staff Safe

    March 27, 2020 |

    WBBM-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    For smaller clinics in the midwest, taking extra precautions against COVID19 while still serving patients has led to creative solutions. For the Midwest Express Clinics, they’re keeping certain locations open for COVID19 patients, while directing others to different locations. For staff, they’re taking extra precautions with drive-up testing and additional personal protective equipment.

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  • Précarité et confinement : à Nantes, l'accès à l'aide alimentaire s'organise

    March 27, 2020 |

    Médiacités |

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    Response Location: France, Nantes

    Pour répondre à l’urgence sociale pendant la pandémie du Coronavirus, les Restos du cœur de Loire-Atlantique ont ouvert, pour la première fois de leur existence, un centre de distribution alimentaire au sein du siège social départemental.

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