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  • Nextdoor adds Help Maps and Groups to connect neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak

    March 19, 2020 |

    TechCrunch |

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    Response Location: United States

    Nextdoor, an app that connects neighbors, is helping to coordinate local responses to the coronavirus pandemic. Using newly designed features, users can offer and request help based on location and share information about topics of interest such as child care.

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  • South Korea's ‘phone booth' coronavirus tests

    March 19, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    To prevent the transmission of coronavirus to medical professionals and other patients, a hospital in Seoul has started using a make-shift phone booth approach to administering tests. Within seven minutes, doctors are able to communicate with the patient, conduct the test from within an air-tight booth, and then disinfect the booth, all of which have significantly improved the hospital's efficiency of administering the test.

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  • Inside the South Korean Labs Churning Out Coronavirus Tests

    March 19, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    After witnessing chaos during the MERS outbreak, South Korea immediately began implementing measures to avoid disaster should another public health crisis occur. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts much of the world, the country has been able to successfully deploy their new and improved emergency response system – which includes letting hospitals and medical professionals play a larger role – and their accelerated approval system, allowing tests to be created at a more efficient pace.

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  • How China and South Korea's battle with coronavirus offers glimmer of hope

    March 19, 2020 |

    My London |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    While some places such as the United Kingdom and London struggle to slow the spread of coronavirus, other countries such as China, South Korea, and Taiwan, have managed to contain the virus through fast-acting government regulations. Although each country's strategy looks different – China enacted a strict lock-down, while South Korea implemented widespread testing – they all acted rapidly to intervene.

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  • Cincinnati Zoo Offers At Home Safari

    March 19, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    The Cincinnati Zoo has found a way to connect to their community even after temporarily shutting its doors because of COVID19. Using Facebook Live, the zoo hosts daily videos showcasing different animals and educational programming about them. Their first video reached over 4 million views and has shown to be a way to engage their members, even from afar.

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  • This virtual tip jar helps Philly out-of-work food industry employees during the coronavirus Audio icon

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As restaurants across the nation have been forced to close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, some are turning to creative means to help account for the loss of revenue. In Philadelphia, restaurants have created a virtual tip jar to encourage patrons to "donate a tip" to a person or business while in San Francisco a restaurant owner has created a Facebook group that helps connect out of work servers with childcare jobs.

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  • A megachurch has helped test nearly 1,000 people for coronavirus in two days

    March 19, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama’s Church of the Highlands has opened up a drive-through COVID19 testing station that has already seen over 1,000 people. By coordinating with Alabama’s governor, the church is able to help test people who are showing symptoms and then give them directives on what to do next, whether it be to go to the hospital or go home and rest. Those with health insurance get their insurance billed, but for those without, they don’t have to pay at all.

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  • Minnesota restaurants are closed, but their cooks are still feeding those in need

    March 18, 2020 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Despite being among those hit hardest by the coronavirus, restaurant owners and workers in Minnesota are stepping up to provide meals for those in need. But, to sustain their generous operations, business owners may eventually need more outside help.

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  • Bristolians are self-organising a phenomenal coronavirus fight back in ways that will outlast pandemic Audio icon

    March 18, 2020 |

    The Bristol Cable |

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    Response Location: England, Bristol

    As a grass-roots response to assist vulnerable populations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, communities around the world are using social media to distribute supplies, services, and advice. One such group on Facebook, the Bristol Community Care - Covid-19 Mutual Aid, has gone viral with thousands of members seeking to help or receive help.

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  • ‘This is like having a fire, but having it almost every day:' Sunnyvale agency responds amid Bay Area coronavirus outbreak

    March 18, 2020 |

    San Jose Mercury News (The Mercury News) |

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    Response Location: United States, Sunnyvale, California

    Sunnyvale Community Services in California is staffed by volunteers – such as older residents and community and corporate groups – but the coronavirus outbreak has forced many to stay home, so City of Sunnyvale staff are helping to address the gap. The agency, which helps deliver resources to those in need, is using the newfound volunteers to help with their weekly food distribution efforts.

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