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  • This is how South Korea flattened its coronavirus curve

    March 24, 2020 |

    NBC News |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    Although the future is unknown, for the time being, South Korea has largely contained the coronavirus pandemic by enacting a comprehensive response. Acting swiftly and aggressively, the country moved to initiate widespread testing, tracing and mapping of potential carriers, and a public information campaign to slow the spread.

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  • 'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

    March 24, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

    Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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  • How Singapore Waged War on Coronavirus

    March 24, 2020 |

    OZY |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore was one of the first countries to have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak yet the country also boasts one of the lowest death tolls. Although not all efforts are replicable from country to country, some initiatives such as the Singaporean government rapidly restricting movement between borders and communicating clearly with residents, do provide lessons for U.S. and European regions.

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  • Lesson from South Korea on how to slow the spread

    March 24, 2020 |

    Good Morning America |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has reported a reduction of new coronavirus cases thanks in part to rapid government regulations, widespread testing, and increased transparency. While other countries, such as the United States, have made a practice of only testing those showing symptoms, South Korea's success is linked to broader testing, contact tracing and alerting those who have possibly been in contact with an infected person.

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  • Lessons From Macau, the Densely Populated Region Beating Back COVID-19

    March 24, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: China, Macau

    Despite being the most densely populated area on earth, Macau, a special administrative region of China, has managed to keep its coronavirus infection rate astonishing low, in large part due to strict, fast-acting policy implementation. Within a week of Wuhan shutting down, Macau officials placed restrictions on travel, cut back on public transportation, and closed all schools in the area.

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  • What The US Could Learn From Nigeria's Response To The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

    March 24, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    Nigeria, like many other tropical countries, has been dealing with pandemics and outbreaks for some time and already had an infrastructure in place that was prepared to handle the Covid-19 outbreak. Federal and state authorities quickly and clearly communicated with the public and set up sufficient testing capabilities. The country still faced challenges, such as crowded public areas that make social distancing impractical and a doctor's strike in the early days of the outbreak, however other countries can learn from the quick and efficient response that has successfully limited virus spread within Nigeria.

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  • Czech Schools Defeat Bullies With Understanding

    March 24, 2020 |

    iRozhlas |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic, Sokolov

    Students and teachers in the Czech Republic are learning what it takes to reduce bullying in their schools. Elementary school Lada Jelasicova students reported well below the national average as having experienced bullying. Administrators saw a reduction in bullying after they added assistant teachers to classrooms and got police and social workers involved whenever there was a serious aggression — in order to demonstrate a rapid response. Teachers are also attending training to break down their own biases and incorporate anti-bullying into their curriculum.

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  • Renaissance Mill

    March 23, 2020 |

    Oregon Business Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, West Linn, Oregon

    After a paper mill in Oregon closed abruptly, a venture capitalist swooped in, bought the place, and reopened it as the first paper mill in the United States to produce paper using wheat pulp. Through a partnership between a pulp plant in Washington state, the Willamette Falls Paper Company is using the leftover material from wheat farmers to turn it into a product that reduces agricultural waste, carbon emissions, and the need to cut down trees.

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  • How South Korea Flattened the Curve

    March 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    China and South Korea were the first two countries to emerge as possible models for how to contain coronavirus. While critics have called China's tactics Draconian, they are praising South Korea for implementing "swift action, widespread testing, and contact tracing," and including their citizens in their approach.

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  • Governments are using cellphone location data to manage the coronavirus

    March 23, 2020 |

    The Verge |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: South Korea

    Governments across the world are using data from cell phones to better track the movement of those under quarantine restrictions during coronavirus. While each country using this containment strategy is implementing it in different ways, the information shared is kept anonymous but, in some cases, grants the greater public access to movements of individuals to know where possible contagions may have occurred.

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