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  • Coronavirus Florida: Mobile showers offer hygiene protection for vulnerable Tent City homeless

    For the homeless, practicing proper social distancing and good hygiene can be nearly impossible, so an organization called Shower the People is bringing mobile showers to one tent encampment in Florida. Hot showers allow people to disinfect themselves and fight off the virus, but many homeless people simply do not have access to basic hygiene.

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  • Members of NYC's running clubs run errands for needy during coronavirus pandemic

    Runners in New York City are no longer able to freely exercise in public parks due to the number of other people now seeking escape in the parks during the quarantine. To compensate—and to lend a hand—a group of runners are now doing "runs" for people in need to pharmacies and other essential businesses to fetch supplies. Right now most of the errands run are for other members of the club, but they are also available for non-runners.

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  • Medizinprofessor erklärt: "Diese sieben Dinge können wir von Wuhan lernen"

    In China flaut die Corona-Krise allmählich ab. Nach offiziellen Angaben gibt es kaum mehr Neuinfektionen – nur solche, die von Einreisenden stammen. Ein deutscher Professor erklärt, welche sieben Lehren wir hierzulande daraus ziehen können, damit die Kurve abflacht. DIe wichtigste Erkenntnis: Keine Normalität solange es keine medizinischen Mittel gegen Corona gibt.

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  • Coronavirus turned these costumers into Hollywood's 'mask crusaders'

    The cast and crew members of Hollywood are suffering from the coronavirus social distancing mandates, but the costumers among them are contributing to the shortage of masks during the pandemic. It started when costumer Nickolaus Brown rallied 250 designers, sewers, and cutters to make masks on Facebook. When the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Union got involved, they produced 3,500 to 4,000 cloth masks for healthcare providers. Another group, called "Mask Crusaders,” has about 100 members and produces makeshift N95 masks. Both are working to grow their reach, quality, and production.

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  • Telemedicine Arrives in the U.K.: ‘10 Years of Change in One Week'

    Social distancing is as necessary to protect healthcare providers as it is anyone else, so primary care providers in the U.K. are begrudgingly making the move to telemedicine—meeting with and diagnosing patients over a video call. Neighborhood doctors say the new approach saves them time, and telemedicine companies say that demand and orders have increased over 70%. Doctors have also set up "dirty zones" to check possibly infected patients, and "safe zones" to see patients with other ailments.

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  • A Nantes, un soutien psy par téléphone pour les plus fragiles

    Les thérapeutes bénévoles d’AlterSoin 44, un centre de soins nantais réservé aux personnes à faibles revenus, ont ouvert une ligne de soutien psychologique pour leurs bénéficiaires pendant la durée du confinement.

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  • Wikipedia Has a Special Project to Fight Coronavirus Fake News in India

    As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, another kind of pandemic spreads alongside it, one of misinformation and fake news. But Wikipedia, which has 300 times more traffic than the Indian government's website, is working to fight the latter pandemic in India through Project SWASTHA (an abbreviation of Special Wikipedia Awareness Scheme for The Healthcare Affiliates), by providing COVID-19 information in Indic languages.

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  • As virus rages, Berkeley's 'Mother Goose' aids homeless people abandoned by the system

    Activists in Berkeley, California, are filling in what they say is a gap in homeless services during the coronavirus outbreak. Volunteers are safely delivering food and other supplies to those without shelter.

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  • Food banks continue their service during COVID-19

    As the COVID-19 pandemics threatens the livelihoods of people around the country, food banks are finding creative ways to stay open while staying safe to serve people who might find it difficult to continue to buy groceries. In Southern California, one food bank launched a drive-through, contactless food pantry. Others are making door-to-door deliveries.

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  • Mapping How Cities Are Reclaiming Street Space

    Some of the strategies urban sustainability proponents have promoted for years are now being used to manage traffic patterns during the coronavirus outbreak and ensure that essential workers can safely get to work. Could these temporary measures lead to a less car-dependent future?

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