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Keeping the Coronavirus from Infecting Health-Care Workers

Atul Gawande

March 21, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Response Location: Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Singapore are being looked to as potential models of how to contain the coronavirus pandemic, but they also offer lessons about how to keep the frontline health care providers safe during an outbreak as well. From specific protocols about when the use of a N95 mask is necessary to a precise definition of what justifies "close contact," these two countries are showing that occupational exposure isn't necessarily a threat when dealt with properly and proactively.

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Can't Get Tested? Maybe You're in the Wrong Country

Matt Apuzzo Selam Gebrekidan

March 20, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia

The coronavirus pandemic has been contained in varying degrees depending on the country, but early data is showing that the countries which decentralized their approach to testing manufacturing have faired better at mitigation. Unlike the U.S. and U.K which were both hesitant to implement proactive measures and chose a centralized approach to testing, Australia, Korea, and Singapore "turned to networks of public and private laboratories to develop tests," which helped more people get tested as a faster pace.

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Understanding what works: How some countries are beating back the coronavirus

Helen Branswell

March 20, 2020 |

STAT |

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Response Location: Singapore

As countries continue to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic, "non-pharmaceutical initiatives" are showing promise as a means to slow the spread. Countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan – all of which enacted travel restrictions, quarantine methods, and social distancing protocols early – have been able to slow the rate of transmission to some degree.

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South Korea took rapid, intrusive measures against Covid-19 – and they worked

Alexis Dudden Andrew Marks

March 20, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: South Korea

As South Korea became aware of the enevetible spread of the coronavirus, the government was able to quickly act due to having an emergency plan in place from battling the SARS epidemic in 2003. This allowed for the testing to be conducted early on – and not just those exhibiting symptoms – and also activated a temporary provision that offered a subsidy to those that had to self-isolate.

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In Gomel, a Home With Heart

Eugenia Dolgaya

March 20, 2020 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Belarus, Gomel

A residential home for disabled children in Gomel, Belarus is setting an example for similar facilities by changing the model of care. Designed with the goal of reuniting the children with their families, the facility uses a model of education that aims to support, not substitute families while still emphasizing a "family atmosphere."

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Farming Insects to Save Lemurs

Andy Isaacson

March 19, 2020 |

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Multi-Media |

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Response Location: Madagascar

In Madagascar, insect researchers, regional conservationists, and humanitarian organizations have teamed up to promote the farming of crickets as a way to help preserve forests, save animals, and fight malnutrition. Although the pilot project is still fairly new, it has been well-received my communities and studies have already shown that consuming cricket powder has substantial benefits for children who are underweight.

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2 regions of Italy took different approaches to fighting the coronavirus. Their results show that widespread testing and early social distancing really work.

Holly Secon

March 19, 2020 |

Business Insider |

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Response Location: Italy, Veneto

As the coronavirus outbreak swept Italy, two regions took two different approaches that now offer for a case study for social distancing and widespread testing. The region of Veneto, which implemented widespread testing and strict quarantine measures early on, "has seen a slower rate of increase in new cases and deaths," that the region of Lombardy which comparitively has seen their hospitals become overwhelmed.

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How China and South Korea's battle with coronavirus offers glimmer of hope

Ian Molyneaux

March 19, 2020 |

My London |

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Response Location: Taiwan

While some places such as the United Kingdom and London struggle to slow the spread of coronavirus, other countries such as China, South Korea, and Taiwan, have managed to contain the virus through fast-acting government regulations. Although each country's strategy looks different – China enacted a strict lock-down, while South Korea implemented widespread testing – they all acted rapidly to intervene.

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For the rural elderly, it can take a village

Keith Hammonds Myers Reece

March 19, 2020 |

The Boulder Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Kalispell, Montana

Rural communities throughout the United States are experimenting with a Boston-based senior-assistance program that implements a shared-services approach to senior care. Although barriers to creating connectivity in isolated rural regions can be more challenging than in more urbanized cities, rural areas in Colorado and Montana are finding ways to make it work.

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Why drive-through testing is such an important tool in the coronavirus fight

Kristin Toussaint

March 18, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

Drive-through coronavirus testing sites aren't just safer for all involved, they're also more efficient. Although the limited exposure to hospital personnel and other patients is critical for slowing the spread, drive-throughs, and walk-up tents also allow for more people to be tested at a faster rate by eliminating barriers such as patient intake.

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