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  • Neighborhood Heroes Making Sure Every Carbondale Resident Knows How to Get Help

    April 14, 2020 |

    KDNK Community Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Carbondale, Colorado

    In Colorado, the Carbondale Mutual Aid Group and Emergency Taskforce launched a new program called “Neighborhood Heroes," which matches community members with around 30 homes to offer leaflets and other forms of support. The idea is to spread awareness about the resources available to people in the community.

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  • New service tasks students to help isolated people during coronavirus

    April 14, 2020 |

    Positive.News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: England, Manchester

    A new initiative called #Task4Help recruits local university students to deliver groceries and other supplies to people who need to be self-isolated during COVID-19. It was originally started by an app called UniTaskr that posted freelance opportunities for students, but now it has over 10,000 students using the app to help out. One user describes the service as easy to use and delightful.

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  • Durango business offers free lodging for families and individuals impacted by COVID-19

    April 14, 2020 |

    KSUT |

    Podcast |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    Premier Vacation Rentals Group offers free lodging in about 30% of its 350 vacation rentals for frontline workers to avoid exposing their families to Covid-19, which gives them peace of mind that they are protecting their families while also providing space to engage in self-care for their own physical and mental health. The company cleans the rentals according to CDC guidelines; however, the units are not approved for people who have tested positive for Covid-19. Two other vacation rental groups in the area have also started offering unused rentals to first responders and healthcare workers.

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  • How Greece is beating coronavirus despite a decade of debt

    April 14, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Greece

    Greece took a proactive approach to contain the coronavirus – screening people as they entered the country even before any confirmed cases had been reported and then quarantining anyone returning from Spain in hotel rooms – and it appears so far to be working. The country's approach, which as been lauded by many as "textbook crisis management," also leveraged the crisis "to enact long overdue digital reforms" that have helped to eliminate red tape and make processes more efficient.

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  • This Orange County company has gone from making hair look cool to fighting coronavirus

    April 13, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    The owners of an iconic pomade and Chicano hipster fashion manufacturing factory in Santa Ana, California have made the switch to hand sanitizer manufacturing in an attempt to reemploy furloughed employees during the coronavirus pandemic. Functioning like a start-up, their new product goes to hospitals, postal workers, UPS drivers, and cashiers and helps to spread the message to the Latino community that this virus should be taken seriously.

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  • 'Ghosts' scare Indonesians indoors and away from coronavirus

    April 13, 2020 |

    Reuters |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: Indonesia, Sukoharjo, Java

    Kepuh village in Indonesia is relying on superstition to scare residents into quarantining in defense against the coronavirus. Volunteers are wrapped up in sheets and powdered with white makeup, strolling the streets and scaring people who are still lingering. They are meant to represent “pocong,” the trapped souls of the dead as told in Indonesian folklore. When the first roll-out of the program backfired, they changed tactics and now local residents say that parents and children are following the social distancing guidelines.

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  • How Native Americans Are Fighting a Food Crisis

    April 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota

    Indigenous people across the United States—like the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation—are relying on survival tactics that their ancestors used to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, like seed saving, canning, and dehydrating food. Social distancing isn't as much of an issue as food shortages are in reservations. To pitch in individuals are doing things to help others, like growing crops, preparing seedlings of different crops for people to plant in their yards or donating from their own food reserves to others who might need it. This article highlights responses in reservations across the US.

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  • Sikhs turn to online Vaisakhi

    April 13, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Because of Covid-19, Sikh leaders in Southern California organized online celebrations of Vaisakhi, one of the most important days of the year for Sikhs. Raagis, people performing hymns, will be broadcast using a variety of live stream and digital platforms and social “gatherings” will be held on social media. Some are also delivering food and financial support to community members who are struggling. Despite issues with sound quality and a lack of financial resources to invest, bringing the community together for the celebrations is a priority to combat social isolation during the pandemic.

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  • Wie Roboter in der Coronakrise helfen

    April 13, 2020 |

    Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ.Net) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Ahrensburg, Schleswig-Holstein

    Bei Robotern kann man sich nicht anstecken. Deshalb werden sie in Supermärkten, Krankenhäusern und Lagern jetzt vermehrt eingesetzt. Doch gleichzeitig kämpfen die Hersteller mit eigenen Problemen.

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  • Cómo la tecnología ha sido un aliado para las iglesias en Carolina del Norte en tiempos del coronavirus

    April 13, 2020 |

    Enlace Latino NC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Diferentes iglesias en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte están recurriendo a las redes sociales para conectarse durante la pandemia causada por el nuevo coronavirus. Algunas iglesias están transmitiendo servicios semanales a través de Facebook Live, algunas otras tienen actividades grupales por Zoom, un servicio de teleconferencias. Aunque tienen exito con estos enfoques, los adultos de la tercera edad tienen dificultades mantienendo este nivel de conexión virtual.

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