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  • FDA grants emergency authorization to system that decontaminates N95 respirator masks for re-use

    March 30, 2020 |

    TechCrunch |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    In an effort to fill the deficit of face masks for healthcare workers, the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to development and lab management company Battelle to sanitize used masks for reuse. Their system decontaminates N95 respirator masks using concentrated hydrogen peroxide and can turn single-use respirators into masks that can be used up to 20 times. The system is underway in their Ohio facility and is producing up to 80,000 masks per day.

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  • Seattle Turns Soda Tax Revenue into Emergency Grocery Vouchers During Pandemic Audio icon

    March 30, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Seattle passed its tax on sugar-sweetened beverages like soda in 2018, the program met a lot of resistance. But now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the city is drawing on this tax revenue to provide $800 emergency grocery vouchers to families in need.

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  • Food waste and food insecurity rising amid coronavirus panic

    March 30, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: United States

    With restaurants closing and people panic-buying groceries, food waste is inevitably going to rise. There are many initiatives going on throughout the United States to address this very issue. For example, nonprofit Rethink in New York City pays restaurant staff to create meals out of the surplus ingredients that other restaurants have, which are then sold to the public with a $3 donation. For individuals, there are even ways to shift your behavior with preserving and consuming the food you buy that will allow them to last longer and be eaten in entirety.

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  • Hand Stamps, Bandannas and Sidewalk Chalk: India Looks to Low-Tech Coronavirus Solutions

    March 29, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: India

    India is using low-tech solutions to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In lieu of apps and online delivery services, cities are using phone health advisories, TV ads, sidewalk chalk, and indelible ink. “We need inexpensive, easily available, and rapidly scalable solutions,” one surgeon said.

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  • When the State Shifted to E-learning, This Rural School Superintendent Shifted to the Copy Machine

    March 27, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Campbell Hill, Illinois

    Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a region that is lacking reliable internet connections. Teachers prepared and distributed weeks of schoolwork, with the goal of keeping students engaged but not stressing out parents at home.

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  • WhatsApp forums, social distancing: Nigerian sisters respond to the coronavirus pandemic

    March 27, 2020 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Enugu, Enugu State

    A Nigerian charity home for more than 50 homeless and abandoned children is practicing strict hygienic standards in order to keep their residents safe and healthy during COVID-19. The Daughters of Divine Love is run by nuns, and they all try to educate the children about the coronavirus in a way they can understand. The sisters keep track of the latest news in a WhatsApp forum in order to know what to share with the children, and they keep the children clean with regular handwashing, home disinfection, and clothes washing. They have also stopped accepting victims of trafficking into the shelter.

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  • Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of Chicago

    March 27, 2020 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first responders. A production line is already underway to produce 150,000 face shields by April 8th. The design is actually by Bednark Studio and approved by the New York State Department of Health, so the design is being replicated and adapted across the country.

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  • Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now It's Helping Doctors

    March 26, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    A group of engineers in Madison, Wisconsin designed a face shield using materials and machines that were capable of producing mass quantities of the shields for hospitals. The design is now open-source and accessible to anyone on the web. They have since sent more than 1,000 face shields to the local hospital, and Ford has even picked up the design, pledging to produce more than 75,000 shields to be sent to hospitals in Detroit.

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  • How to enjoy a new art gallery – from your living room

    March 26, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the age of social distancing due to COVID-19, Los Angeles galleries and museums are creating virtual experiences, adapting their exhibitions for people to enjoy via the internet. In one example, the Museum of Contemporary Art showcases one offering per day, like a movie night, to keep their audiences engaged.

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  • To address the homelessness crisis, some cities look to formal camps. Should ours?

    March 26, 2020 |

    Downtown Albuquerque News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    A growing number of cities are creating formal camps to mitigate housing problems for those experiencing homelessness. The camps feature basic accommodations such as a three-walled structure under which a tent can be pitched - partly protected from cold, rain, and wind. The major draw is the around-the-clock security patrols in addition to portable bathrooms, trash collection, and on-site kitchen. The camps can also provide a place where people can leave their things while working temp jobs.

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