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New service tasks students to help isolated people during coronavirus

Gavin Haines

April 14, 2020 |

Positive.News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Manchester

A new initiative called #Task4Help recruits local university students to deliver groceries and other supplies to people who need to be self-isolated during COVID-19. It was originally started by an app called UniTaskr that posted freelance opportunities for students, but now it has over 10,000 students using the app to help out. One user describes the service as easy to use and delightful.

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'Ghosts' scare Indonesians indoors and away from coronavirus

Budi Purwanto

April 13, 2020 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: Indonesia, Sukoharjo, Java

Kepuh village in Indonesia is relying on superstition to scare residents into quarantining in defense against the coronavirus. Volunteers are wrapped up in sheets and powdered with white makeup, strolling the streets and scaring people who are still lingering. They are meant to represent “pocong,” the trapped souls of the dead as told in Indonesian folklore. When the first roll-out of the program backfired, they changed tactics and now local residents say that parents and children are following the social distancing guidelines.

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At this COVID-19 test center, you're not just a number

Anne Blythe

April 11, 2020 |

North Carolina Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The University of North Carolina's healthcare system is utilizing virtual care centers and mobile communications to more efficiently prioritize potential COVID-19 cases and better track people after they've been tested. After someone has been tested, virtual communication continues whether or not they tested positive for the virus, which has helped mitigate concerns for patients about how to best manage the symptoms they're experiencing, regardless of the diagnosis.

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Daring to Be Different in Czechia

Lucie Fialova

April 11, 2020 |

Transitions Online |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic, Trmice, Bohemia

In some regions of Czechia, “one in 10 children fails to advance to the next grade.” Every year 2,000 students drop out. One school in the town of Trmice doesn’t have this problem. The school has low dropout rates and the number of students going on to university keeps growing. Their model of empathy, understanding, avoiding punishment, and establishing deep-rooted relationships with families and students is working. “To react with understanding.” “Trmice’s success depends on two things: good communication with families and work with the teaching staff.”

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Coronavirus diaries are helping people cope. They're also a research gold mine

Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

April 10, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, people are turning to social media to share their stories and find communities. With a flood of misinformation online and mixed messaging from government leaders, many are documenting their own experiences having the novel coronavirus to give contextual experiences and reduce others’ anxiety. Researchers have noticed this spike in digital diaries and are using it for research as well.

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No reason to stop organizing

Angela K. Evans

April 09, 2020 |

Boulder Weekly |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

For many activists, gathering in mass protest is their most powerful tool in their toolbox, but social distancing threatens this ability. But activists in Boulder County, Colorado are not letting the pandemic stop their mission. To stay compliant with social distancing, they are taking to Zoom to organize during the crisis.

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Sweden's government has tried a risky coronavirus strategy. It could backfire.

Alex Ward

April 09, 2020 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden

Where government restrictions are lax, residents adopt social distancing measures voluntarily to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Sweden, the trust between much of the country’s population and a public health system disinclined to advise for long-term shutdowns at the national level has left residents and businesses to enact social distancing and sheltering measures more gradually. In the long-term, there appears to be a relationship between Sweden’s relatively higher caseload and voluntary containment policies when compared to its neighbors.

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Coronavirus Update: Snow Sport Community Steps Up To Donate Goggles, Masks To Front-Line Workers

Carolyn Gusoff

April 08, 2020 |

WCBS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Long Island City, New York

Skiers and snowboarders are donating their used snow goggles to be repurposed as personal protective equipment during the coronavirus. Helping to address a need nationwide, the snow-sport community is "providing an instant improvised answer to a critical shortage," while ski companies are also pitching in by donating KN95 respirator masks.

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RVs for MDs: Matching RVs with Medical Professionals Battling COVID-19

Matthew Silverman

April 08, 2020 |

Temple Update |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

ER doctors and other hospital staff who need to isolate themselves from their families can use a camper or mobile home to create a safe distance. The Facebook match-making group, RVs for MDs To Fight the Coronavirus, has connected hundreds of camper and RV owners to healthcare workers in need of extra living space. The network has grown to include thousands of members willing to offer the use of their campers free of charge.

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South Dallas nonprofits join forces to fight COVID-19

Keri Mitchell

April 08, 2020 |

Dallas Weekly |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Given the scale of the unprecedented crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, non-profit organizations in Dallas, Texas have banded together to pull resources and coordinate their response for people in need. The collaboration has enabled small non-profits and foundations to better find funders and people to serve.

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