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  • Osprey Packs, Alpacka Raft, and MakerLab producing masks and PPE to meet local COVID-19 needs

    April 12, 2020 |

    KSUT |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cortez, Colorado

    Businesses in the Four Corners region of the United States have shifted their production from outdoor equipment to medical equipment and have successfully solicited people from the community to help. Although the businesses don't necessarily have the capacity or facilities available to prevent medical-grade equipment and have had to rethink how their production regimes work, they have been able to make at-home protective equipment and items such as hospital gowns.

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  • Local Groups Sew Face Masks During Shortage

    April 07, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Citizens across Northeast Georgia are participating in grassroots community efforts to help supply masks for health workers. A Facebook group called, "Mask Making for Athens Area Healthcare Workers," is providing guidance and support in a myriad of ways— from sewing masks, delivering masks, or teaching others how to sew. The group has donated over 2,400 masks to 30 organizations and have received requests for over 4,400 more masks.

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  • Design Professionals Making Gowns and Masks for Medical Workers

    April 06, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In Los Angeles, fashion industry professionals are working together to create hospital gowns from donated materials for use in hospitals. The project is also helping to employ those who have been laid off from their retail jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • ‘The doctor won't see you now.' Rethinking health care delivery in a crisis.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    To contain the coronavirus and manage overwhelmed health care systems, nurses and doctors are returning from retirement, recent medical graduates are being asked to report early to their hospitals and telehealth is gaining viability and validity. Across the world, nations are working to rapidly reform the health care system to better care for this influx of patients, and some of these changes may last beyond the pandemic.

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  • Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black communities, but local residents are finding ways to help their fellow neighbors in times of crisis. Tactics including increasing testing in black communities, reframing rhetoric about the pandemic as acts of crime, and forming a local community group to solicit and deliver food donations, are helping this Milwaukee County step in to address concerns where the federal government hasn't.

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  • From limoncello to lemon-scented hand sanitizer

    April 03, 2020 |

    The Eagle-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, New Hampshire

    To avoid laying off employees during the coronavirus pandemic, a New Hampshire small business that manufactured hard lemonade and liquors turned their operation into producing hand sanitizer for first responders. Although many distilleries have implemented this practice, this company's new endeavor has still already fulfilled orders from "hospitals and first responders, including the Massachusetts State Trooper Association."

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  • Sports equipment manufacturer releases face shield design so others can pivot to medical supply

    April 01, 2020 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Exeter, New Hampshire

    A sports safety equipment producer in New Hampshire shifted to producing personal protective equipment when the coronavirus pandemic caused a shortage for medical professionals. After working with a nurse practitioner to design the face shields, the company created an assembly line, while maintaining social distancing, that has been able to produce 6,000 masks per day. They have also made their design public so other production facilities can pivot to PPE production.

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  • Reporting for duty: Airline crew sign up to help hospitals

    April 01, 2020 |

    Associated Press |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Many flight attendants for Scandinavian Airlines have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic but are now being given the opportunity to retrain as healthcare providers. The laid-off crew members already have emergency medical training and are "trained in how to handle difficult interpersonal situation," which makes the move to nursing homes and hospitals an almost natural transition.

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  • Zimbabwe's universities are manufacturing masks, gloves and hand sanitizers to beat coronavirus

    April 01, 2020 |

    Quartz Africa |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    To combat the shortage of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government in Zimbabwe is asking universities "with engineering and technology capacity," to help with production. The universities are able to make up to 2,000 protective masks per day as well as manufacture hand sanitizer that meet the standards set forth by the World Health Organization.

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  • These Teens Are Helping Self-Isolating Seniors Stay Connected

    April 01, 2020 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To help senior citizens through the coronavirus pandemic, teens and young adults are teaching the older people in their communities how to utilize technology. From "using FaceTime, finding reputable news on Facebook, and ordering groceries online," the skills these young volunteers are teaching help bridge the gap between social distancing and isolation.

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