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  • Coronavirus deaths ‘need new autopsy technique'

    April 02, 2020 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

    People normally think of healthcare workers are those on the frontline, but as it turns out workers who are involved post-mortem are also at risk. To minimize exposure, Brazil is using minimally invasive autopsy techniques in order to protect their workers. In short: the bodies are wrapped in a protective plastic in which workers can use ultrasounds to locate organs and use needles to sample tissue. Researchers at the Hospital das Clínicas at the University São Paulo School of Medicine started developing the autopsy technique six years ago after Ebola, so it came in handy with the latest pandemic.

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  • Rochester district finds a solution for students with no broadband

    April 02, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New Hampshire

    The Rochester School District in New Hampshire has figured out a way to connect students with limited or no internet access during the pandemic—school bus hotspots. The school district has equipped nine school buses with a mobile hotspot that delivers internet within a 300-foot range, each parked within an identified area of need, all at no cost to families.

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  • The coronavirus is straining government services. So these neighbors are stepping up to help

    April 02, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Mar Vista, California

    Anticipating an overwhelmed government, community members throughout southern California took the initiative to fill the gap and help their neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak. Mobilizing via websites, social media, and bilingual printed fliers, volunteers are helping "with grocery runs, meals, pharmacy pickups, check-in calls and other errands."

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  • In life's last moments, U.S. clergy minister to the sick and dying via FaceTime and Zoom

    April 02, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    As more individuals are hospitalized and in critical condition from COVID19, religious leaders are finding unique ways to connect. While the norm may be to be at bedsides, in this unprecedented time where that isn’t possible, chaplains, rabbis, and priests are using FaceTime and texting to connect with members of their communities and offer prayer and blessings.

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  • During Crisis, The Show Goes On For Arizona Performing Artists

    April 02, 2020 |

    KJZZ |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused theaters and other art venues to close, but some performing artists in Arizona are taking their work online to connect with the community. Although this hasn't yet created a stream of revenue, utilizing technology for activities such as live, virtual readings of Shakespeare to open mic nights for spoken-word poetry on Instagram live,, has helped the performing arts community to maintain a connection during times of isolation.

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  • USC community uses 3D printing to combat medical equipment shortage during COVID-19 pandemic

    April 01, 2020 |

    USC Annenberg Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Hospitals throughout the United States are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, but communities are trying to help fill the gap. One solution being piloted at universities such as USC is the use of 3D printers to create 3D-printed masks as back-ups at healthcare facilities.

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  • California's Streamlined SNAP App Pivots to Meet COVID-19 Demand

    April 01, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A state’s digital portals can be ways to reach residents’ needs as well as collect data on the real-time effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In California, the state’s SNAP assistance tool, GetCalFresh, emerged as a vital resources in the COVID-19 pandemic. Code for America originally developed the app to simplify access to federal supplemental nutritional assistance programs and is now relaying the needs of citizens as well as providing additional data on economic trends during the crisis.

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  • Memphis teachers turn to TV to air lessons with classrooms closed due to coronavirus

    April 01, 2020 |

    Chalkbeat Tennessee |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    To reach kids who must stay at home as a result of the coronavirus and may not have access to reliable internet, teachers in Tennessee's Shelby County schools are recording easily accessible TV lessons. Though teachers can no longer get the same level of feedback from students or adjust to their on-the-spot questions, the lessons are to some degree interactive and aim to reinforce lessons students learned before schools went remote.

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  • Save the Words

    April 01, 2020 |

    The Believer |

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    Response Location: United States, Menominee, Wisconsin

    Efforts are underway on the Menominee Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin to preserve the at-risk language of Menominee. That looks like conducting school entirely in Menominee, printing Menominee-language books, updating the language with twenty-first-century terms, and poring over old texts and audio transcripts to transfer vocabulary into a database. There are many challenges facing this initiative and many of the workers are volunteers or poorly-compensated, but those doing the work feel a great sense of responsibility and duty to carry on.

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  • Kansas City's WWI Museum is avoiding layoffs by giving employees thousands of pages from its archives to digitize

    April 01, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    By assigning employees to digitization projects, the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, continues to operate even while day-to-day visitors stay home. To prevent staff from losing their jobs, the Museum has assigned teams to transcribe documents and letters. By shifting their priority, from interacting with visitors to processing collections, the Museum is able to make of its materials accessible to the public and researchers online.

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