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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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  • 'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

    Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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  • The Complicated Calculus of Helping Neighbors During a Pandemic

    March 24, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As social distancing and isolation become increasingly important in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, volunteers and neighborhood groups are helping seniors and Immunocompromised people access necessessities. In New York, volunteering to help neighbors in times of crisis is not new – many local community groups emerged after Hurricane Sandy – but recent health restrictions have created cause for new protocols such as contactless support.

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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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  • Door County Emergency Support Coalition connecting those in need with those who can

    March 23, 2020 |

    WLUK-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Door County, Wisconsin

    The Door County Emergency Support Coalition has emerged from the joining of multiple local entities to provide one source of COVID-19 support for residents. Services include shopping and delivering groceries, securing absentee ballots, and a drive-through voting system. The Coalition now has 300 volunteers and are looking to expand further to meet the needs of their neighbors.

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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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  • San Francisco Fights Coronavirus By Finding the Homeless a Home

    March 23, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Recognizing the unique vulnerability of its homeless population to the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco is transforming motels and hotels into makeshift and spacious shelters. The city must act fast to protect a homeless population that has soared to over 8,000 residents in recent years amid an ongoing tech boom, officials and community leaders say.

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  • Medical Students, Sidelined for Now, Find New Ways to Fight Coronavirus

    March 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Medical students have found creative ways to pitch in during the Coronavirus pandemic when they are not yet certified to work with patients. Students across the country are organizing to help out by doing things like offering childcare for medical workers and sourcing personal protective equipment from a range of businesses. The students themselves say that they are happy to do "anything we can do to relieve burden on the real heroes.”

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  • I Can Sew Homemade Masks. Will Hospitals Use Them Against Coronavirus? 

    March 22, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    As medical professionals grapple with mask shortages as cases of COVID-19 overwhelm hospitals throughout the U.S., community members are trying to be part of the solution by sewing masks that healthcare workers can use as backups if necessary. Although these can't replace the professional-grade masks, seveal amateur mask-makers are experimenting with materials that increase the effectiveness of the homemade mask.

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

    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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