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  • In coronavirus-stricken Italy, a new field hospital quickly rises with volunteers' help

    April 05, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Italy, Bergamo

    Collective efforts between Italy's mountain infantry, the local community, and contractors, electricians, and other specialists helped the town of Bergamo convert part of a convention center into a field hospital for coronavirus patients. The facility, which is planned to be operational for at least six months and includes enhanced safety measures, was made possible largely because of the regional relationships and resilience that exist because of that.

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  • Alcoholics Anonymous members find support online during coronavirus pandemic

    April 05, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Social connection and support are crucial for people in the Alcoholics Anonymous program, so the social distancing mandated by COVID-19 has been particularly stressful. To try to recreate the same atmosphere and safe space, AA groups are moving their meetings online with Zoom. Participants describe it as a "godsend" and say that it helps fill that void during the crisis-filled time of a pandemic.

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  • Coronavirus opens up the NHS for health tech entrepreneurs

    April 05, 2020 |

    Financial Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Health technology start-ups across the UK are helping to digitally transform hospital care and the healthcare system as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Working with the National Health Service, start-ups are implementing systems in hospitals that allow for mass messaging to patients as well as tools for remote consultation.

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  • Finland, ‘Prepper Nation of the Nordics,' Isn't Worried About Masks

    April 05, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    This article compares Finland to the other Nordic countries in terms of their preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic. After the Cold War, FInland started building up an emergency supply of medicine, food, and more. When the virus hit Finland, the stockpiles easily and quickly distributed the supplies amongst a network of facilities spread across the country. This article focuses especially on Stolkholm and how the two countries' responses differed.

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  • How To Help, Not Harm, While Volunteering During The COVID-19 Pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Utrecht

    Many people are motivated to help out during the pandemic, but without proper hygiene tactics, helping could just be harmful. A group started by medical students in the Netherlands called StudentsAgainstCorona rallies volunteers to contribute in a way that focuses on hygienic above all else. Different "hubs" of the organization have popped up all over the world, and the ratio of volunteers to those requesting help is about 10:1. Students are performing duties like picking up groceries or delivering medicine, and all of them practice strict hygiene rules to prevent the spread.

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  • A German Exception? Why the Country's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low

    April 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Germany, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg

    Germany has had plenty of coronavirus patients—more than 100,000 laboratory-confirmed infections—but their death rate is remarkably low compared to neighboring countries. Experts attribute this to extensive and widespread testing, a trusted government, social distancing, and plenty of hospital care available if needed. Their capacity is so great that the country is now taking in patients from Italy, Spain, and France. As a result, the curve is beginning to flatten in Germany.

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  • To combat COVID-19 information gaps, Latino leaders and Spanish media ‘work double'

    April 04, 2020 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

    In North Carolina's Mecklenburg County, Spanish is more commonly spoken than English, yet information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic wasn't being translated from English before being distributed. To address this "information gap," community leaders and media organizations stepped in and launched a hotline and public safety campaigns to help residents access information in a more timely fashion.

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  • Coronavirus turned these costumers into Hollywood's 'mask crusaders'

    April 04, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The cast and crew members of Hollywood are suffering from the coronavirus social distancing mandates, but the costumers among them are contributing to the shortage of masks during the pandemic. It started when costumer Nickolaus Brown rallied 250 designers, sewers, and cutters to make masks on Facebook. When the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union got involved, they produced 3,500 to 4,000 cloth masks for healthcare providers. Another group, called "Mask Crusaders,” has about 100 members and produces makeshift N95 masks. Both are working to grow their reach, quality, and production.

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  • Members of NYC's running clubs run errands for needy during coronavirus pandemic

    April 04, 2020 |

    New York Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Runners in New York City are no longer able to freely exercise in public parks due to the number of other people now seeking escape in the parks during the quarantine. To compensate—and to lend a hand—a group of runners are now doing "runs" for people in need to pharmacies and other essential businesses to fetch supplies. Right now most of the errands run are for other members of the club, but they are also available for non-runners.

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  • Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week'

    April 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Social distancing is as necessary to protect healthcare providers as it is anyone else, so primary care providers in the U.K. are begrudgingly making the move to telemedicine—meeting with and diagnosing patients over a video call. Neighborhood doctors say the new approach saves them time, and telemedicine companies say that demand and orders have increased over 70%. Doctors have also set up "dirty zones" to check possibly infected patients, and "safe zones" to see patients with other ailments.

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