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  • I Can Sew Homemade Masks. Will Hospitals Use Them Against Coronavirus? 

    March 22, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    As medical professionals grapple with mask shortages as cases of COVID-19 overwhelm hospitals throughout the U.S., community members are trying to be part of the solution by sewing masks that healthcare workers can use as backups if necessary. Although these can't replace the professional-grade masks, seveal amateur mask-makers are experimenting with materials that increase the effectiveness of the homemade mask.

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  • Obyčejná rouška

    March 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Českou republiku v začátcích pandemie koronaviru sužoval nedostatek zdravotnického materiálu. Chyběly také roušky, které pomáhají omezit přenos nákazy. Švadlena Michaela Moudrá z jihomoravských Hodějic na krizovou situaci zareagovala po svém: začala šít vlasní roušky. Když se k ní začali přidávat další Češi, založila na sociální síti Facebook veřejnou skupinu Česko šije roušky. Ta získala velmi rychle desítky tisíc členů, kteří se nápadem paní Moudré nechali inspirovat.

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  • Denmark's Idea Could Help the World Avoid a Great Depression

    March 21, 2020 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The government of Denmark is taking drastic measures to stem the tide of economic depression already hitting parts of the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government told companies affected by the economic downturn that it would pay 75 percent of their employees’ salaries to avoid mass layoffs, with the price tag of 13 percent of the national economy in three months.

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  • This Grassroots Group Handed Out 600 Meals To Neighbors In Anacostia On Friday

    March 21, 2020 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Anacostia, Washington

    As the coronavirus pandemic sends people to grocery stores to obtain supplies, a grassroots effort is underway in one neighborhood in Anacostia, Washington to help get food to those who have difficulty accessing stories. Working with local businesses that are shut down due to the outbreak, volunteers are collecting donated food from these various restaurants and cafes and then distributing it to community members.

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  • Nursing homes get creative to keep residents connected to family and friends

    March 21, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

    The Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community near Lebanon, New Hampshire, is one of many senior-assisted living facilities that has rapidly responded to the spread of coronavirus. The staff has set up personal bingo tables that allow residents to sit six feet apart, taught seniors how to call their loved ones while they're quarantined, and engaged in more personalized activities to keep morale high.

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  • What can the West learn from Asia's coronavirus fight?

    March 21, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    As the West continues to battle the spread of coronavirus, countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan offer lessons in what's working to flatten the curve. Although some measures such as early intervention and social distancing are more difficult to implement after the spread has begun, other tactics such as contact tracing and clear communication also have proven impactful.

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  • Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

    March 21, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Hong Kong

    Hong Kong and Singapore are being looked to as potential models of how to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but they also offer lessons about how to keep the frontline health care providers safe during an outbreak as well. From specific protocols about when the use of a N95 mask is necessary to a precise definition of what justifies "close contact," these two countries are showing that occupational exposure isn't necessarily a threat when dealt with properly and proactively.

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  • Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World

    March 21, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Rome

    In learning what could best work to contain the coronavirus, Italy is offering lessons to other countries in what has failed to work there. Dubbed the new "epicenter of a shifting pandemic" after reporting the highest death count, countries are learning that rapid and early intervention that is communicated clearly is a key component to slowing the spread.

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  • NYC volunteers extend 'invisible hands' to most vulnerable during coronavirus crisis

    March 21, 2020 |

    Fox News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help at-risk neighbors access necessities during the Covid-19 pandemic, volunteers in New York City have formed a delivery service called Invisible Hands. While the main goal is to help neighbors get the food and medications they need, the volunteers also engage in conversation with the recipients to promote companionship while still socially distancing.

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  • Coronavirus in Canada: The 'caremongers' getting essentials to the vulnerable

    March 21, 2020 |

    Maclean's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    To help get supplies to the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid programs have begun developing across Canada. Across the nation, Facebook groups help connect people with resources, with the underlying goal of protecting "the precarious livelihoods of groups who were marginalized long before coronavirus came along."

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