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  • You — yes, you — can help AI predict the spread of coronavirus

    March 19, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently asked Roni Rosenfeld, a professor of computer science who typically uses artificial intelligence to forecast the spread of seasonal influenza, to turn his computing power on the spread of COVID-19. However, Rosenfeld himself was reluctant at first given the lack of data available upon which to base his predictions.

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  • ‘More high-tech than high touch': Youth-serving organizations are getting creative amid pandemic

    March 19, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee's nonprofits serving youth are finding new ways to check in and connect with their students as the coronavirus rules out the possibility for in-person afterschool programming. “Social distancing doesn’t mean social disconnection," the director of a community organization said. "We want to encourage youth to stay in touch with each other and with trusted adults."

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  • 2 regions of Italy took different approaches to fighting the coronavirus. Their results show that widespread testing and early social distancing really work.

    March 19, 2020 |

    Business Insider |

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    Response Location: Italy, Veneto

    As the coronavirus outbreak swept Italy, two regions took two different approaches that now offer for a case study for social distancing and widespread testing. The region of Veneto, which implemented widespread testing and strict quarantine measures early on, "has seen a slower rate of increase in new cases and deaths," that the region of Lombardy which comparitively has seen their hospitals become overwhelmed.

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  • South Korea has the world's most comprehensive coronavirus data

    March 19, 2020 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    In the fight to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, some countries are only testing the most at-risk people, but South Korea's approach of testing nearly everyone has shown that increased data helps contain the spread. By testing those that are asymptomatic, the country has gathered a more comprehensive assessment of who is spreading the disease and is able to better isolate those individuals.

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  • Akron Children's Prepared to Help Adult Colleagues

    March 19, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Akron’s Children’s Hospital has developed an emergency protocol should the COVID19 pandemic reach them. Acting preemptively, they have limited visitors, removed all volunteers over age 60, and have nearly 700 employees working remotely. Feeling prepared, they’re working to help prepare hospitals that serve adult populations as well.

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  • Is Taiwan's impressive response to COVID-19 possible in Canada?

    March 19, 2020 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Although Taiwan and Canada saw the beginning of coronavirus outbreaks within days of each other, Taiwan has been able to better contain the spread. Using tactics such as integrating "its health insurance database with its immigration database" and using the military to help produce protective masks for medical workers, the Taiwanese government's aggressive approach offers lessons in how to use big data and regulations to stem the spread of infectious diseases.

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  • Is Free Transit Safer? As Ridership Drops, Some Agencies Cut Fares.

    March 19, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Even as ridership plummets for public transit, some cities are making rides entirely free to keep riders and drivers safer. The move to drop fares limits close interactions between drivers and passengers, as well as between passengers themselves. Free transit also frees up funds for working people struggling during the pandemic.

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  • South Korea throws up innovative tech solutions in coronavirus fight

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Straits Times |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    South Korea has turned to creative measures to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, including setting up drive-through clinics sites and launching a mobile app for foreigners to monitor their health. The 50 different testing sites help to reduce the likelihood of transmission and increase efficiency for testing, while the "self-health-check mobile app" has had a high number of participants and usage rates. Local businesses and community members are also playing in role in devising creative solutions.

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  • Grocers seek to calm public during coronavirus outbreak

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Daily Record |

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    Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

    The panic from the coronavirus pandemic has led many to stockpile groceries and household supplies, and grocers are addressing the surge in business by reallocating employees to different areas and implementing protective measures. From special store hours for senior citizens and protective barriers around cashiers to redeploying restaurant employees to other store management areas, grocers are doing what they can to respond to demand while also reassuring customers that the supply chain hasn't been interrupted.

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  • Vermont distilleries using alcohol to make hand sanitizer

    March 19, 2020 |

    VT Digger |

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    Response Location: United States, Warren, Vermont

    Distilleries and pharmacies in Vermont have begun making hand sanitizer, in order to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Although this does take away from the typical function of the businesses and doesn't result in revenue, the state is helping to cover costs of production so that all bottles can be donated to emergency responders, grocery store workers, and other at-risk people.

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