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When the State Shifted to E-learning, This Rural School Superintendent Shifted to the Copy Machine

Jodi S. Cohen

March 27, 2020 |

ProPublica |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Campbell Hill, Illinois

Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a region that is lacking reliable internet connections. Teachers prepared and distributed weeks of schoolwork, with the goal of keeping students engaged but not stressing out parents at home.

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How some cities ‘flattened the curve' during the 1918 flu pandemic

Nina Strochlic

March 27, 2020 |

National Geographic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

What can the 1918 Spanish Flu teach us about how we can effectively respond to the 2020 coronavirus? Researchers are comparing the death rates during the Spanish Flu in different U.S. cities to see which governments' methods were most effective at flattening the curve.

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Les Amap, îlots de lien social dans l'océan du confinement

Justine Guitton-Boussion Jéromine Derigny

March 27, 2020 |

Reporterre |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Bagnolet, Seine-Saint-Denis

Alors que le travail n'a pas considérablement changé pendant la pandémie pour les petits producteurs, les associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne (Amap) ont dû adapter leur système de distribution. Au delà des mesures d'hygiènes mises en place pour protéger les adhérents, les associations doivent négocier les changements de réglements annoncés par gouvernement.

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‘We're Doing What We Can': How a Makeshift Network Is Filling in the Gaps with Medical Supplies

Emma Coleman

March 27, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

To address a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, community members have begun to take on the task of producing face masks for medical professionals. From sewing masks to creating face shields with a 3D printer at a local library, communities are organizing and organizations are partnering to, at least temporarily, solve the problem.

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Makers are rushing to fight coronavirus with 3D printed face shields and test swabs

Kristin Toussaint

March 27, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Across the country, 3D manufacturers sprang into action in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to create a medical supply chain to fill gaps in hospitals' access to needed products like face shields and nasal swabs. Through networking and crowdsourcing, small manufacturers with 3D printers linked with shipping and product assembly teams that formed to meet the emergency need. The focus was on products that did not need elaborate testing to be proven safe and effective.

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As pandemic spreads, nonprofit is on a mission to clear out Twin Cities jails, one bail bond at a time

Andy Mannix

March 27, 2020 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Minnesota Freedom Fund has ramped up its spending to pay bail for people with low-level charges. The COVID-19 threat has added urgency to this increasingly popular response to the cash bail system. With jails and prisons posing a great threat to inmates during a pandemic, there have been increased calls to release non-violent inmates to slow the spread and protect those experiencing incarceration.

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Separating fact from deadly fiction: the London team factchecking the coronavirus

Gavin Haines

March 27, 2020 |

Positive.News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

In the midst of a pandemic, access to accurate information can literally be a matter of life and death. To ensure this access one UK charity called Full Fact has rapidly increased their capacity to meet the monumental information challenge posed by COVID-19. With an epidemiologist on their team, Full Fact conducts extensive research and interviews with experts, presenting the information clearly and without bias or sensationalism.

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Photos: The Contradictory Flaw In The City's Underwhelming Open Streets Plan

Ben Yakas

March 27, 2020 |

Gothamist |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In an effort to prevent overcrowding in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City has closed a few streets in four out of five boroughs. This density reduction plan, though, doesn’t seem to be getting put to use, and some say is just wasting city resources having police stationed at these closed streets.

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Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of Chicago

Ashley Duarte

March 27, 2020 |

Daily Herald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first responders. A production line is already underway to produce 150,000 face shields by April 8th. The design is actually by Bednark Studio and approved by the New York State Department of Health, so the design is being replicated and adapted across the country.

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Wie Schwangere während Corona im Netz Hilfe finden

Maike Frye

March 27, 2020 |

jetzt |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Online-Sprechstunden, Facebookgruppen, Instagram-Tagebücher unterstützen unsichere schwangere Frauen in Zeiten, in denen der persönliche Ausstausch fehlt. Die Zahl der Follower: steigend.

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