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Que font les villes pour protéger les femmes victimes de violences pendant le confinement ?

Pierre Lebovici

April 01, 2020 |

Médiacités |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France, Nantes

Mediacités s’est penché sur le programme Citad’elles, lancé par la ville de Nantes en novembre 2019. Unique en son genre, il s’agit d’un lieu dédié à l’écoute et à l’accompagnement des femmes ayant subi des violences intrafamiliales.

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Mt. Sinai Health launches coronavirus app to track outbreak across the New York City

Noah Higgins-Dunn

April 01, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

To better trace the spread of coronavirus, Singapore and China have been using apps that collect data about citizens' whereabouts and let people know if they've potentially been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the virus. Now, similar apps are being piloted in New York and Massachusettes in an attempt to better "understand more about the clinical course of the disease."

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Sports equipment manufacturer releases face shield design so others can pivot to medical supply

Dave Eisenstadter

April 01, 2020 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Exeter, New Hampshire

A sports safety equipment producer in New Hampshire shifted to producing personal protective equipment when the coronavirus pandemic caused a shortage for medical professionals. After working with a nurse practitioner to design the face shields, the company created an assembly line, while maintaining social distancing, that has been able to produce 6,000 masks per day. They have also made their design public so other production facilities can pivot to PPE production.

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Kansas City's WWI Museum is avoiding layoffs by giving employees thousands of pages from its archives to digitize

Alisha Ebrahimji

April 01, 2020 |

CNN |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

By assigning employees to digitization projects, the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, continues to operate even while day-to-day visitors stay home. To prevent staff from losing their jobs, the Museum has assigned teams to transcribe documents and letters. By shifting their priority, from interacting with visitors to processing collections, the Museum is able to make of its materials accessible to the public and researchers online.

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Taiwan's aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19

Nick Schifrin

April 01, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Taiwan

Due to its proximity to China, experts forcasted that Taiwan would experience a high number of coronavirus cases, but aggressive intervention strategies have kept the overall caseload much lower than expected. New regulations, especially focused on people traveling through the airport – such as enrolling travelers in a national coronavirus database, taking their temperature in the airport, and mandating a two-week quarantine – granted the government the capability of being able to track the spread of potential incoming cases.

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Not going coronavirus outbreak alone: Some find quarantine buddies to lessen isolation

Cindy Chang

April 01, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

To better manage the isolation of being quarantined during the coronavirus, people living in the same communities in neighborhoods of Los Angeles are making "quarantine buddies." Although this method of forming small groups to create impromptu families does still impose limitations, it is being called a coping mechanism and alleviates the psychological need for human contact.

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Zimbabwe's universities are manufacturing masks, gloves and hand sanitizers to beat coronavirus

Farai Shawn Matiashe

April 01, 2020 |

Quartz Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

To combat the shortage of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government in Zimbabwe is asking universities "with engineering and technology capacity," to help with production. The universities are able to make up to 2,000 protective masks per day as well as manufacture hand sanitizer that meet the standards set forth by the World Health Organization.

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USC community uses 3D printing to combat medical equipment shortage during COVID-19 pandemic

Karen Wang Olivia Novato Alexander Song

April 01, 2020 |

USC Annenberg Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Hospitals throughout the United States are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, but communities are trying to help fill the gap. One solution being piloted at universities such as USC is the use of 3D printers to create 3D-printed masks as back-ups at healthcare facilities.

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Des plates-formes assurent le suivi des malades infectés par le coronavirus à domicile

Perrine Mouterde

April 01, 2020 |

Le Monde |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

En France, la plate-forme Covidom, comme l’application Covid AP-HM, permettent un suivi quotidien et automatisé des malades atteints du coronavirus mais ne nécessitant pas d’hospitalisation.

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The law of generosity combatting coronavirus in Pakistan

Aysha Imtiaz

April 01, 2020 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Karachi

In Pakistan, where many citizens earn a daily wage from street businesses that have now been forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistanis are continuing to contribute zakat, "the traditional Muslim charity tax." The contributions – regarded as "one of the most important religious duties for Muslims" – are used to create packages containing basic grocery items and anti-bacterial soap for the daily-wage workers.

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