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  • How the COVID Tracking Project fills the public health data gap

    March 24, 2020 |

    Columbia Journalism Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The COVID Tracking Project is a grassroots, crowdsourced, publicly-accessible tool that provides more detailed and updated information about the state of the Coronavirus than the CDC does. It is the only source on COVID-19 that relies on humans to collect and make sense of data. The project now includes about sixty-five volunteers and aims to put pressure on the decision-makers responsible for testing and containment.

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  • This is what sobriety in a time of crisis looks like

    March 24, 2020 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, Havre De Grace, Maryland

    As meetings and social gatherings of all kinds have been postponed or canceled altogether, the support group Alcoholics Anonymous faced a particular challenge given the imperative and power of their in-person meetings. Fortunately, many chapters have moved their meetings online, to video conference services like Skype or Zoom.

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  • Covid-19 has forced local families, funeral directors to rethink final goodbyes

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarksburg, Maryland

    As the coronavirus death toll increases, churches and funeral homes are trying to quickly adapt to ways to create space for grieving while also abiding by mandated limits on the size of group gatherings. Some have implemented aggressive sanitation and social distancing routines while others are utilizing technology and broadcasting the service over online ­conference-meeting applications.

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  • In Canada, an inspiring movement emerges in response to the coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto

    The caremongering movement, in stark opposition to fear mongering, involves mutual aid societies and neighborhood groups that have sprung up to provide local, voluntary relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. These groups are part of a long trend, especially in marginalized community, though leaders of local movements are hoping the government steps in to fill gaps to structural challenges that volunteers cannot fill.

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  • How a team of technicians is helping Taiwan triple mask production

    March 24, 2020 |

    Focus Taiwan |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, New Taipei

    When people in Taiwan began to panic buy face masks in response to the spread of the coronavirus, the government intervened and took control of production protocols. Recruiting technicians from a variety of backgrounds and cities, the government – in a move that mimics military service recruitment – mobilized a team that was able to increase the rate of face mask production and solve the potential shortage.

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  • Angeleno offers free laundry service for the homeless, sews face masks to donate amid coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    KCRW |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles, city officials are working to repurpose recreational buildings to house those experiencing homelessness, in the hopes of containing the spread of coronavirus. The city and shelters are also partnering with a mobile laundry truck, which has been in operation for years serving low-income communities and those who are experiencing homelessness, to provide free laundry for those who visit.

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  • This is how South Korea flattened its coronavirus curve

    March 24, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    Although the future is unknown, for the time being, South Korea has largely contained the coronavirus pandemic by enacting a comprehensive response. Acting swiftly and aggressively, the country moved to initiate widespread testing, tracing and mapping of potential carriers, and a public information campaign to slow the spread.

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  • This tool is helping cities find the neighborhoods most vulnerable to coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A new urban planning tool called Urban Footprint is helping governments to map out their most vulnerable neighborhoods and populations. Originally designed in 2018 to help city planners make sense of large data sets and understand the implication of potential policies on traffic, energy use, or multiple other factors, Urban Footprint was easily adapted to pull in data from the CDC and other inputs for COVID-19 considerations.

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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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  • How Bartenders and Wait Staff Are Making Up for Lost Tips During COVID-19 Quarantine

    March 24, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Bartenders and restaurant workers rely heavily on tips and often work off the books, which puts them in a unique disadvantage when trying to collect financial aid during this pandemic. Some have thought of creative ways to stay in touch with regular customers to ask for tips and others have sought relief from Restaurant Opportunities Centers United which has a membership of 30,000 restaurant workers and has provided half a million dollars in funding. The organization has sought to provide immediate help and is also pushing for long-term structural change such as paid sick leave.

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