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  • Distilleries using high-proof alcohol to make hand sanitizer

    March 17, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

    Several distilleries across the U.S. are shifting gears from producing beer to instead producing hand sanitizer to play a part in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Combatting the shortage of the product, while also promoting better hygiene, distilleries are experimenting with recipes based on federal and World Health Organization guidelines and giving the product to patrons as well as donating to charities.

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  • Want to do something good during your coronavirus quarantine? Do mutual aid

    March 17, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Those over the age of 65 have been instructed to stay at home as much as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, so younger adults are coming together across the nation to help deliver this population essentials. Between Facebook, Nextdoor, and basic spreadsheets, communities are finding ways to provide mutual aid by connecting lower-risk neighbors with their more at-risk neighbors.

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  • Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic

    March 17, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore among several other countries have been able to contain coronavirus by working to stay ahead of the spread, rather than confront the spread as it happens. Using strategies – some partially built after learning from failure during the SARS outbreak – such as rigorous contact tracing to determine who may have come into contact with an infected individual, these countries have shown, "early intervention is key."

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  • Nursing homes using technology to keep families connected during visitation ban

    March 17, 2020 |

    Scranton Times-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

    To help residents in nursing homes stay connected with their loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic, a nursing home in Pennsylvania has started using Facebook as a means to share photos and messages. Although the agency is still looking for additional ways to keep the lines of communication intact, this early approach has helped families know that residents are safe and healthy.

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  • California colleges are going online. How ready are they?

    March 17, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused universities to close campuses and forced classes to transition to virtual formats. While this transition has had its limitations for many – especially those who lack reliable access to the internet, a computer, or a work space – professors are working together and learning from their failures to provide an education for their students while also prioritizing their health and well-being.

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  • Chicago's Gun Violence Interrupters Take on Coronavirus

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Street outreach workers who work to reduce gun violence in Chicago are using the relationships they've built to now spread the word about the dangers of the coronavirus. “To the extent that we are the sort of conduits to vulnerable neighborhoods, it makes sense for us to sort of disseminate that information because it’s an important public service,” one outreach worker explains.

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  • Why Singapore is better prepared to handle COVID-19 than SARS

    March 17, 2020 |

    Channel News Asia |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    After Singapore eradicated SARS in 2003, the country put into motion a series of protocols and practices in case of another outbreak. Now, as coronavirus sweeps the world, the country has been able to take quick actions, such as 3D printing face masks and quickly developing a reliable diagnostic test, to mitigate the spread.

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  • What Cities Are Doing to Stall Evictions and Foreclosures

    March 17, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    #StayAtHome has become a common hashtag in the fight against coronavirus. For those facing homelessness or evictions, this mantra is harder to follow. Cities are introducing new legislation to temporarily ban evictions and utility shutoffs.

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  • Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe

    March 17, 2020 |

    CNET |

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    Response Location: United States

    Many are looking to in-person voting alternatives already used on smaller scales to address the challenges of holding an election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online or mobile app voting is allowed on a limited basis in several states. Voatz is a mobile voting app that has been used in 50 elections since 2016, with more than 80,000 votes cast. The company uses blockchain to encrypt the data and has offered to discuss the free use of its software for the 2020 presidential election. Experts caution the possibility of cyber-attacks as well as the difficulty of widely implementing new technologies so quickly.

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  • South Korea's coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Unlike the United States, South Korea has seen rapid success in slowing the spread of coronavirus by implementing widespread testing protocols and increasing transparency. Instead of government officials giving updates, public health experts report to the public while throughout the nation pop-up and drive-through testing sites allow for mass-scale testing, all offered free of charge to citizens.

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