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  • Lesson from South Korea on how to slow the spread

    March 24, 2020 |

    Good Morning America |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has reported a reduction of new coronavirus cases thanks in part to rapid government regulations, widespread testing, and increased transparency. While other countries, such as the United States, have made a practice of only testing those showing symptoms, South Korea's success is linked to broader testing, contact tracing and alerting those who have possibly been in contact with an infected person.

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  • Doctors Turn to Social Media to Develop Covid-19 Treatments in Real Time

    March 24, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Italy

    Compared to information-sharing methods during previous pandemics, social media and other online platforms have accelerated the pace at which doctors across the world can share best practices related to the coronavirus. “We have already saved a large number of lives just by sharing information about social distancing, propagating stories from the front lines, helping with diagnosis and treatment and connecting physicians to other sources," one doctor said.

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  • Europe eyes smartphone location data to stem virus spread

    March 24, 2020 |

    CityNews |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Some of the governments that have had the most success in getting a handle on the spread of the coronavirus have used individual location data to conduct contact tracing and track the spread of the virus. However, some in Europe and the United States worry these tools violate privacy rights, even in the midst of a public health crisis.

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  • Local nonprofits establish fund to cope with COVID-19 crisis

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Daily Record |

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    Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

    In Wayne County, the local Wayne County Community Foundation teamed up with other local private foundations to establish the Wayne County Emergency Response Fund, which provides money and support to nonprofit organizations leading the COVID-19 response efforts. The new emergency fund will give one-time grants to local non-profits in their support for lost wages, housing security, food security, and expanding access to medical services.

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  • The COVID-19 crisis is giving parents a taste of digital ‘unschooling'

    March 24, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this adjustment, teachers have begun offering online homeschooling classes that teach parents how to facilitate learning for their children.

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  • Can location data from smartphones help slow the coronavirus? Facebook is giving academics a chance to try

    March 24, 2020 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Facebook collects data from people that choose to share their location with the app, and have started sharing it with various researchers who are trying to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. They share the data anonymously, so as to avoid the privacy issues they’ve faced in the past, and researchers aggregate “the signals into a picture of flows of people” to track connectivity and movement. Beyond researchers, nonprofits are also using it to help disseminate medical resources to highly affected areas.

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  • How schools went virtual — in just 72 hours Audio icon

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Boulder Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

    In just a few days, Montana’s Jefferson County school district had to adapt to remote teaching in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, with the governor leaving it up to schools and teachers to figure out how. From using Zoom to teleconference with students, to calling parents regularly, to figuring out if and how to use computers at all, teachers and administrators are learning how to provide structure and learning to kids from afar.

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  • Volunteer DIYers meet face mask shortage with needle and thread

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, Indiana

    Community members across the world are working to make homemade masks to help healthcare workers who are facing shortages. In some cases, one person's efforts have balooned into community-wide initiatives, as people unite to play a part in containing the coronavirus.

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  • LI senior facilities find unique ways to cope with coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    News Day |

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    Response Location: United States, Westbury, New York

    At nursing homes in the Long Island area, facilities and their staff have stepped up to ensure residents can use technology to stay connected. They have facilitated performances over Zoom, local school-children send videos to say hello, and lectures and games have been made available online, as well.

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  • How South Korea Flattened the Curve

    March 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    China and South Korea were the first two countries to emerge as possible models for how to contain coronavirus. While critics have called China's tactics Draconian, they are praising South Korea for implementing "swift action, widespread testing, and contact tracing," and including their citizens in their approach.

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