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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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  • How some cities ‘flattened the curve' during the 1918 flu pandemic

    March 27, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: United States

    What can the 1918 Spanish Flu teach us about how we can effectively respond to the 2020 coronavirus? Researchers are comparing the death rates during the Spanish Flu in different U.S. cities to see which governments' methods were most effective at flattening the curve.

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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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  • 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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  • Taiwan's carrot-and-stick approach to virus fight wins praise, but strains showing

    March 27, 2020 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Taiwan has gained a reputation for its effective response to the coronavirus -- phone tracking keeps those wanting to disobey the rules in their homes and delivered stipends and goodie bags rewards those who stay inside. As more people travel to the country from other impacted nations, can this contract tracing and tracking approach be scaled up effectively?

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  • When the State Shifted to E-learning, This Rural School Superintendent Shifted to the Copy Machine

    March 27, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Campbell Hill, Illinois

    Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a region that is lacking reliable internet connections. Teachers prepared and distributed weeks of schoolwork, with the goal of keeping students engaged but not stressing out parents at home.

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  • New Rochelle, Once a Coronavirus Hot Spot, May Now Offer Hope

    March 27, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Rochelle, New York

    New York state's quick actions to create a containment zone around New Rochelle after an early outbreak of coronavirus cases are proving successful. “Everybody talks about flattening the curve, and I think that’s exactly what we were able to do,” one local health official noted.

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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 shows how to fight disinformation about climate change

    March 26, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    What lessons does the United States' response to the coronavirus offer for the country's response to climate change? According to experts, governments and the media have been successful at presenting the virus as a real threat by emphasizing its urgency, empowering people by telling them what they can do, debunking conspiracy theories, and employing other strategies to delegitimize misinformation.

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  • Metro Detroit's yoga community finds breathing space online during COVID-19

    March 26, 2020 |

    Metromode |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Gyms nationwide have had to close due to the spread of COVID-19, but a yoga studio in Metro Detroit is turning to technology to help deliver classes to the community. With the practice of yoga is associated with stress management, studio owners utilizing virtual options such as Facebook Live, Zoom, and YouTube in order to help their clientele cope.

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