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  • Centros de cuidado animal se ingenian campañas de donaciones y videos en YouTube para sobrevivir la crisis

    April 11, 2020 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, Guanacaste

    Dos centros de rescate y recuperación de la vida silvestre en Costa Rica, que dependían de la visita del turista extranjero para poder promover donaciones, voluntarios y además generar ingresos, buscan maneras creativas de continuar satisfaciendo esa necesidad durante la Pandemia por COVID-19

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  • 신자 사진 놓고 기도ㆍ자동차 예배… 코로나19속 달라진 부활절

    April 11, 2020 |

    한국일보 |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    부활절을 맞아 사회적 거리두기를 지키면서 신앙 활동을 이어나가기 위한 교회들의 시도가 주목받고 있습니다. 온라인 예배부터 '드라이브인 예배"까지 각양각색입니다.

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  • Tracking the unseen: How public health workers chase COVID-19 in Salt Lake County

    April 11, 2020 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Contact tracing, the act of identifying the people that someone infected with COVID-19 has come into contact with to reduce transmission, is front and center for Salt Lake City County’s Infectious Disease and Epidemiology bureaus, which have increased staff by 100 people to adapt to rising need. As opposed to what some deem invasive technology used to do contact tracing in other countries, Salt Lake City is relying on an all-hands-on-deck surveillance effort through questioning of individuals with the goal of reducing spread as much as possible.

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  • The Show Must Go Online: Theaters Closed By COVID-19 Get Creative

    April 11, 2020 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States

    Theaters across the country have been forced to find virtual alternatives to reach their audience. For the price of a ticket, theater companies are offering access to videos of recorded shows with links that expire after one view. The virtual theater experience has been purchased by viewers around the world, opening up the opportunity to those who normally would not have the chance to attend in person while also keeping theaters financially afloat.

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  • An Alachua County COVID-19 Portal Matches Volunteers With Those Needing Help

    April 10, 2020 |

    WUFT-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Alachua County, Florida

    The county of Alachua in Florida has created a centralized online portal that connects volunteers with those who need assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The portal also expands access to who has been able to volunteer thus far, allowing those who may be more vulnerable due to underlying health conditions to take opportunities that can be fulfilled from home.

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  • Greece Shows How to Handle the Crisis

    April 10, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Greece, Athens

    The speed of the response matters in mitigating the public health impact of a pandemic. Greece, which acted to restrict non-essential movement faster than countries like Spain and Italy, has sufewera fewer cases of COVID-19. Alongside enacting containment policies only days after its first cases, Greece has been able to prepare its emergency medical system by recruiting additional doctors and staff.

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  • Coronavirus: la estrategia "única en el mundo" de Islandia, el país que ofrece pruebas de covid-19 a toda la población

    April 10, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Iceland

    Este artículo enumera y explica las diferentes medidas tomadas por Islandia para contener COVID-19. Islandia es el país que más pruebas ha llevado a cabo para detectar la enfermedad en el mundo.

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  • California's coronavirus death toll is way below New York's. Here's why

    April 10, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Early action to restrict public gatherings and stay-at-home orders may have mitigated surges in COVID-19 cases. In California, the governor’s action to close non-essential businesses and direct residents to stay at home appears to have yielded positive results, affording hospitals sufficient time to increase capacity in the event that cases spike.

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  • Can Restaurants Survive the Pandemic By Feeding Those in Need?

    April 10, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Donations and GoFundMe campaigns and payments from municipalities are funding restaurants, which are paying their staff to make food for those in the community who are food insecure. In the Twin Cities, a coalition of reorganized Minnesota restaurants is churning out 10,000 meals a week.

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  • The big lesson from South Korea's coronavirus response

    April 10, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Having learned lessons from the 2015 MERS outbreak, South Korea was quick to implement both widespread testing and contact tracing at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although cases were only just beginning to be reported in the country, government officials were already working with bioengineers to create test kits in order to "prepare for the worst."

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