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1.2 million subscribers: How Reddit's coronavirus community became a destination

Olivia Solon April Glaser

March 18, 2020 |

NBC News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A group of researchers of infectious diseases, virologists, computer scientists, doctors, and nurses have taken to moderating a community coronavirus message board on Reddit to help spread awareness and decrease information around the pandemic. From fact-checking to alerting of breaking news, these volunteers are helping to more efficiently get valid information to those in the online community, while incentivizing the sharing of valuable information via the platform's system of upvotes.

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Community aid groups set up across UK amid coronavirus crisis

Robert Booth

March 16, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom

In the UK, mutual aid groups are popping up to deliver food and medical supplies to those who can't leave their homes as a result of the rapidly spreading COVID-19. Organizers are keeping the efforts local to limit the possibility of transmission through these activities.

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South Korea Shows World How to Slow Spread of Coronavirus

William Gallo

March 12, 2020 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

South Korea has taken a softer approach to preventing and containing the coronavirus, in large part because they’ve prioritized accessible testing and have an already-existing strong and affordable healthcare system. Beyond that, the government has centered on citizen education – sending daily updates about new cases and provided a hotline for questions and concerns.

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Experts Credit South Korea's Extensive Testing For Curbing Coronavirus Spread

Anthony Kuhn

March 12, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

South Korea has had an extremely effective response to the coronavirus because of its fast and widespread use of testing. There are now drive-through tests available where people recommended by their doctor can take a test from the safety of their vehicle. This decreases the chances of transmission and lowers the stress of both patient and doctor. As a result, the rate of increase has been slowing since February 29, 2020.

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Map the Vote app finds unregistered voters in cities and helps get them to the polls

Katherine Rapin

March 11, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Register2Vote (R2V) identified unregistered voters in Texas and built a platform for them to fill out the form online, which R2V printed and mailed to them with a stamped envelope addressed to their county’s registrar’s office. 112,000 of the 156,000 new voters they registered voted in 2018. R2V later created Map the Vote, a nationwide crowdsourced app that maps where unregistered voters live. It also provides tools to help organizations, or even neighbors, register new voters, including scripts that people can use to start a conversation about registering to vote and respond to common voting concerns.

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A Second Life for Flowers

Miriam Zoila Perez

March 10, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Horticultural therapy – a mix of art therapy, wellness activity, and a way to reuse viable flowers – is gaining popularity amongst hospitals and nursing homes due to its nature-centric therapeutic benefits. Although medical research is limited, some studies have shown that it can have a positive impact on one's mood and participants have expressed sentiments such as, "It relaxes me. Just holding the flowers takes me away from my situation."

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NC community centers prepare for COVID-19

Liora Engel-Smith

March 09, 2020 |

North Carolina Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, North Carolina's health centers are relying on old methods to reach and educate uninsured and medically vulnerable patients, many of whom don't have access to the internet. Staff are posting fliers in commonly-trafficked locations, hanging signs at health centers, taking out television ads, and asking community leaders to relay hygiene guidelines by word of mouth.

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Albishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto

Bashar Abubakar

March 09, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Sifawa, Sokoto

Throughout Sokoto State in Nigeria, community conversations are taking place as part of an awareness campaign to encourage community members to change their perceptions of maternal health and safe-birth practices. The conversations, which are held with both women and men's groups, have resulted in an increase in health center visits and family planning outreach.

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How one New York school switched to online learning during coronavirus closure

Ben Sales

March 08, 2020 |

The Times of Israel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When coronavirus began spreading in New York, SAR High School in the Bronx took rapid measures to begin education around distance learning, before the virus spread to the county. Although the transition hasn't been without obstacles, the prioritization of providing teachers a series of how-to guides, has allowed teachers to maintain orderliness to their classes and also offer other services via video conference such as sitting Shiva.

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Seattle Health Care System Offers Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing For Workers

Jon Hamilton

March 08, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Health care workers at the University of Washington are now able to get tested for coronavirus via a drive-through. Providing both convenience and safety by limiting exposure of the potentially ill, the test only takes five minutes and those tested usually get their results within a day.

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