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Bridging the digital divide: How NH districts are making remote learning work

Pat Grossmith

March 23, 2020 |

The Eagle-Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Many counties in New Hampshire are addressing the digital divide by loaning laptops to students without access to a computer at home and providing paper assignments to students who don’t have access to the internet. Though not available for every student who lacks access to a computer, school districts, business leaders, and citizens have loaned out thousands of laptops to students. The state's largest school district has bus drivers bring breakfast, lunch, and paper assignments to school children each day, which also enables the bus drivers to continue working during the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown.

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Overworked, underpaid and lonely: Conservationists find a new community online

Jeremy Hance

March 23, 2020 |

Mongabay |

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Response Location: Australia

Lonely Conservationists, an online forum that unites conservationists from around the world, has more than 2,500 members and 55 posts by conservationists who share their experiences of being exhausted, undervalued, underpaid, and isolated. Many members struggle with their mental health and the online community has provided a venue where they can get support from other people who understand their experiences. The group cannot solve all of the problems faced by conservationists, but members report building trust and increasing confidence by speaking their truths, with many going on to find jobs.

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Singapore's coronavirus playbook: How it fought back against the COVID-19 pandemic

Sareena Dayaram

March 22, 2020 |

CNET |

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Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

Initially, Singapore was one of the most impacted country by the spread of the coronavirus; however, with strict policy and early isolation, the city-state has managed to maintain a low infection rate. Early on in the outbreak, Singaporean officials designated "contact tracers" to diligently trace paths of infection, enabling tracers to pick out people who have been in contact with those affected and quickly isolate them.

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A region in Japan launched its own coronavirus fight. It's now called a ‘model' in local action.

Simon Denyer Akiko Kashiwagi

March 22, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Japan, Wakayama

In Japan, the southwestern region of Kansai is less predicated by government oversight and relies more strongly on independence. In the Wakayama prefecture, that attitude has resulted in the region's leaders implementing an independent approach to battling the coronavirus outbreak. The approach, which utilizes widespread testing and contact tracing, is now being regarded by other regions as a model of success.

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Philly area mental health professionals offer free therapy for health care workers

Maiken Scott

March 22, 2020 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As counseling and therapy sessions increasingly move online in order to comply with national stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of mental healthcare professionals in Philadelphia are offering free mini-sessions to medical professionals who are on the frontlines. A number of provisions and protocols have been removed in order to make the transition to telehealth easier, which has helped allow for sessions to be booked and structured more efficiently for both the patient and the doctor.

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Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

Atul Gawande

March 21, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Singapore are being looked to as potential models of how to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but they also offer lessons about how to keep the frontline health care providers safe during an outbreak as well. From specific protocols about when the use of a N95 mask is necessary to a precise definition of what justifies "close contact," these two countries are showing that occupational exposure isn't necessarily a threat when dealt with properly and proactively.

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What can the West learn from Asia's coronavirus fight?

Helier Cheung

March 21, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Singapore

As the West continues to battle the spread of coronavirus, countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan offer lessons in what's working to flatten the curve. Although some measures such as early intervention and social distancing are more difficult to implement after the spread has begun, other tactics such as contact tracing and clear communication also have proven impactful.

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Communities Mobilize to Help Elderly Weather Coronavirus Crisis

Ruth Bender

March 20, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Belgium

Across the world, many senior citizens have been cut off from access to normal routines and ways of community due to the coronavirus pandemic, but communities and organizations are working to fill the void. In Belgium, robots are being used in retirement homes to combat isolation, while in Germany, employees of a soccer club are shopping for the elderly.

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Grocers seek to calm public during coronavirus outbreak

Jack Rooney Jim Weiker

March 19, 2020 |

The Daily Record |

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Response Location: United States, Wooster, Ohio

The panic from the coronavirus pandemic has led many to stockpile groceries and household supplies, and grocers are addressing the surge in business by reallocating employees to different areas and implementing protective measures. From special store hours for senior citizens and protective barriers around cashiers to redeploying restaurant employees to other store management areas, grocers are doing what they can to respond to demand while also reassuring customers that the supply chain hasn't been interrupted.

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Elderly get ‘exclusive hour' in Australian supermarkets

Caroline Kwok

March 18, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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Response Location: Australia

Many supermarkets spend most days overcrowded and rapidly out of stock due to the coronavirus crisis, so the major grocery retailer in Australia designated the first hour of business to serving seniors and the disabled. Although there's no guarantee that all items will have been restocked, the dedicated time allows this at-risk population to have a better chance at obtaining the necessities.

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