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  • Zéro mort du coronavirus : comment expliquer le mystère vietnamien ?

    April 22, 2020 |

    Ouest France |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Le Vietnam a pris l'épidémie au sérieux très rapidement et a défini sa politique via un comité interministériel composé de scientifiques. Le succès de ce pays voisin de la Chine émane d'un système de détection qui permet de suivre l'évolution la contagion. Chaque personne contaminée ou potentiellement infectée est testée puis mise en quarantaine.

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  • Douglas County Got On The Remote Learning Train Early. This Is How Teachers Made It Work

    April 22, 2020 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The transition to remote learning in Douglas County, Colorado, as a result of COVID-19 has been relatively seamless since teachers and students were already familiar with some online learning platforms. Though the district may have lessons for other schools, they are also cautious to acknowledge the advantage they have as a result of the relative wealth and resources of the families they teach.

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  • Portugal's answer to the heroin crisis Audio icon

    April 22, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: Portugal, Lisbon

    When faced with an opioid crisis, the government in Portugual made a drastic decision to decriminalize drug use. This shift in policy allowed for a shift in perspective – addiction problems could now be treated as a public health issue, rather than a criminal issue. This approach resulted in a significant decrease in overdoses, and is now a model that U.S. cities, such as Philadelphia, are looking at to learn from.

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  • City Nature Challenge Can Help Us Find Resilience and Mindfulness at Home

    April 22, 2020 |

    Texas Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Throughout the United States, an annual community science competition known as the City Nature Challenge (CNC), has brought residents together to document research-grade observations as a means of locating and identifying species with conservation needs. Although it's yet to be seen how this competition will fare during the coronavirus pandemic, in past years, thousands of observations have been made representing hundreds of species.

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  • How Norway Convinced Drivers to Switch to Electric Cars

    April 21, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Norway

    Norway provides financial incentives for its citizens to transition to electric vehicles. The strategy is working—electric vehicles are responsible for 40 percent of new car sales, compared to 2 percent in the United States.

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  • Chef Erik Bruner-Yang's Industrious Restaurant Relief Program Launches on the West Coast

    April 21, 2020 |

    Washingtonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A restaurant relief effort called the Power of 10 Initiative aims to support a devastated hospitality industry. The project raises $10,000 a week to support 10 full-time jobs at small restaurants, who then provide 1,000 meals to essential workers and people in need. After a successful launch in Washington, DC, the initiative is now moving to Los Angeles, California.

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  • Tests, tracing, telemedicine: Singapore tech fights virus surge

    April 21, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore has instituted three specific measures to help contain coronavirus and cope with current isolation requirements: testing, telehealth, and contact tracing. The commonality between the three approaches is the utilization of biotechnology and research that has succeeded due to collaborative efforts between the government and tech sector.

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  • In a Philippine indigenous stronghold, traditions keep COVID-19 at bay

    April 21, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Cordillera Administrative Region

    To combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, provinces in the northern Philippines have implemented a tengao, an indigenous version of a lockdown. Since community elders invoked the lockdown, the region has recorded few cases of infection. Government officials said these practices, including other indigenous rituals, have complemented quarantine orders enforced by the national government.

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  • How Uganda's history of epidemics has prepared it for COVID-19

    April 21, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Having spent a number of years combatting Ebola and Marburg viruses, officials in Uganda were able to quickly set into a motion a series of proactive strategies such as restriction of movement, surveillance strategies, and widespread testing to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. Although the approach isn't without its limitations – many are stockpiling groceries out of fear – the rapid and aggressive measures have kept the country's caseload low compared to that of other African nations.

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  • Rhode Island's successful reopening of child-care programs shows ‘there is a path,' CDC director says

    April 21, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    A CDC study of Rhode-Island childcare centers revealed that out of the 666 childcare centers that were opened, only four had cases that involved the spread of the virus. That’s because of the strict adherence to safety guidelines such as minimum enrollment, no switching of students between groups, and mask wearing. CDC officials believe this is evidence that reopening of child care is possible if the right precautions are taken.

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