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  • Halal donations start for Muslim medical front-liners

    April 20, 2020 |

    Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Manila

    Alzaky Foods is providing free halal meals to Muslim medical workers in metro Manila. Many Muslim frontline workers were surviving on fast food, crackers, or chips since food donations were not halal. Alzaky has provided more than 2,400 halal meals to over 60 government and private hospitals across the city. The company provides some of the funding in combination with external donations. Identifying Muslim medical workers is a challenge. So far they have identified 200 doctors, nurses, and other medical staff, which they believe is only about 20-30% of the actual number.

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  • Engineers Offer DIY Solutions to Coronavirus Equipment Shortages Audio icon

    April 20, 2020 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    As U.S. hospitals face a shortage of personal protective equipment during the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, creatives and engineers across the nation have begun a DIY movement to help create back up surgical masks. Using communication tools such as Slack and utilizing individual's backgrounds and skill sets, the groups have successfully designed a supply chain for distributing their alternative face shields but also caution that they're not replacements for N95 respirators.

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  • Dumplings Against Hate Audio icon

    April 20, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The NYC-based campaign, Dumplings Against Hate, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Asian Americans for Equality’s Emergency Small Business Relief Fund by bringing together a virtual community of support. As the COVID-19 pandemic picked up in early 2020, Chinatown restaurants and businesses saw a decrease in revenue because of xenophobia and racism, inspiring the group’s creation. Since then, it’s acted as a model for similar groups across the country, and is creating a toolkit for cities to create their own campaigns.

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  • Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here's How They're Supporting Each Other

    April 20, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Lacey, Washington

    Many psychologists and counselors have moved their therapy sessions online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been received largely positively across the nation. As the pandemic continues, however, there is an increasing need for therapists who are trained to work with other therapists or first responders, so some states are now increasing online educational training, using social media to make connections, and utilizing professional organizations to "keep records of therapists available and trained to work with other first responders."

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  • How Korea's galleries evaded a coronavirus standstill

    April 20, 2020 |

    The Art Newspaper |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea's successful response to the pandemic goes beyond containing the virus; it has also supported its art scene at a time when the arts seem to be on the backburner. Commerical galleries have been allowed to remain open with the enforcement of social distancing, hygiene, and sharing of personal information for the sake of contact tracing. While art markets around the world grind to a halt, South Korean galleries have had a steady pace of sales and are quickly returning to their pre-pandemic numbers. The government is also providing a variety of relief funds for art curators, artists, and galleries.

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  • Zéro mort au Viêt Nam du Covid-19: pourquoi?

    April 20, 2020 |

    France Inter |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Dès le début de l'épidémie, le Vietnam annonce des mesures strictes pour contenir le coronavirus. Au delà de la fermeture des frontières et des écoles, le gouvernment met en place une stratégie de ciblage. Les personnes infectées sont isolées ainsi que les personnes avec qui elles sont entrées en contact. Le système de santé n'est pas débordé et le nombre de cas reste bas.

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  • Special Olympics NY goes virtual for 50th anniversary

    April 20, 2020 |

    WBFO |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Special Olympics turned 50 in 2020, but the pandemic has put a damper on their original birthday plans. People with intellectual and physical differences who participate rely on the games for social connection, so many are suffering from the social quarantine. To make up for it, the Special Olympics has moved online—creating an online fitness video series with the WWE. The program, called School of Strength, features exercises and even downloadable interactive toolkits for coaches and caregivers. After initial hurdles, they are now going live twice a week and posting new content daily.

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  • New York Needed Ventilators. So They Developed One in a Month.

    April 20, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    After learning that the U.S. would likely face a shortage of ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of "scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians and regulatory experts" collaborated to design an automatic resuscitator that can be used to help "less critically ill patients." The streamlined creation comes with an affordable price tag, making it more scalable for use in rural areas or less developed regions, and has also been approved by the F.D.A. for use in hospitals.

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  • They asked for firewood, food, even medication, and strangers across Maine delivered

    April 20, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    New and existing community response and mutual aid networks, such as the Maine Coronavirus Community Assistance Facebook page, serve as stopgap measures so people struggling with the economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic can get more immediate aid than from state bureaucracies. The crowd-sourced format also allows for more targeted aid, like when one of Maine’s 20,000 members received firewood, food, and even over-the-counter medication. The Maryland page has marked over 200 posts as having received assistance. To run smoothly, the pages need volunteer moderators to fact-check and maintain civility.

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  • Gainesville Engineer Helps Protect Health Workers With Mass-Produced New Mask

    April 20, 2020 |

    WUFT-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Gainesville, Florida

    Altavian, a Gainesville, Florida based engineering company has figured out how to mass produce reusable N95 masks for healthcare workers using 3D printing technology. The mask – crucial in protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 – is made from a common material, and with funding from donations, the company is able to produce close to 1,000 each day.

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