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  • Coronavirus shows how to fight disinformation about climate change

    March 26, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    What lessons does the United States' response to the coronavirus offer for the country's response to climate change? According to experts, governments and the media have been successful at presenting the virus as a real threat by emphasizing its urgency, empowering people by telling them what they can do, debunking conspiracy theories, and employing other strategies to delegitimize misinformation.

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  • A Sewing Army, Making Masks for America

    March 25, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    As hospitals and healthcare workers face a shortage of protective gear in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, an army of independent craftspeople have stepped up. Around the United States, they are sewing protective masks by hand, and they are making an impact. For people who are stuck at home or out of work, this is a way they can contribute, and many hospitals have begun relying on these DIY masks that are already saving lives.

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  • This ‘airlock' for restaurants ensures that picking up your takeout order is 100% contact free

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    A restaurant in San Francisco has created a "pressurized transfer chamber" that allows to go orders to be picked up from customers without the risk of transmitting the highly contagious coronavirus or other germs. Although it requires a 3D printer in order to be created, the business has made the design available for other businesses to use.

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  • The Postal Service's Surprising Role in Surviving Doomsday

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States

    For decades, executive orders have positioned the U.S. Postal Service to take part in helping during national crises, but the recently updated "medical countermeasures program" now tasks the postal carriers with the duty of distributing medical supplies. Although a vaccine for Covid-19 is yet to be created, "proof-of-concept drills" have prepared the USPS for when it is ready for dissemination.

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  • Pop-up Library launches virtual book mobile for students

    March 25, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a library pop-up trailer run by school librarians is shifting the way it offers services to children as a result of the pandemic. For three years prior, the library pop-up trailer allowed children to enter and select books free of charge, but due to health risks, the program is partnering with schools to allow students to use a Google Form to fill out their requests and receive their books in the mail.

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  • Amazon, Startups See Surge in Demand for Automation Tech Amid Pandemic

    March 25, 2020 |

    The Information |

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    Response Location: United States

    As companies look to stay economically viable and responsive to customers during the coronavirus pandemic, many are beginning to turn to automation as a way to fill jobs that would have humans working too closely together. From Amazon's cloud-based call center service to autonomous robots that can cook, the coronavirus crisis has created a pathway for technological advancements to be put to use.

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  • Coronavirus lockdowns and high anxiety: Has teletherapy's moment arrived?

    March 25, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused many in the healthcare industry to rethink how they conduct business, which in some instances has opened the door to telehealth practices. In Louisiana, "emergency public policy changes designed to loosen the regulatory grip on remote counseling," has allowed counseling centers to offer teletherapy to clients but counselors are still navigating how best to attract a clientele and use the technology.

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  • The church that isn't closing its doors

    March 25, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    VR Church, an online, fully virtual place of worship, offers a religious community outlet for people who are not able to attend physical churches, for reasons of disability, autism, or any number of things that keep people from attending. Though there might be a learning curve at first to master the VR headset technology, VR Church has seen a growth in popularity during the global lockdown due to COVID-19.

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  • Neighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus Crisis

    March 25, 2020 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Somerville, Massachusetts

    Mutual aid efforts are emerging in Massachusetts as individuals, businesses, and organizations look for ways to help their fellow neighbors get through the coronavirus pandemic. From restaurants who are delivering food to students who aren't attending school any longer to people who are offering space in their homes to stranded college students who had to vacate their dorms, neighbors are collaborating and connecting online to offer support.

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  • From spirits to sanitizer: Local distilleries joining together to fight COVID-19

    March 25, 2020 |

    The Register-Guard |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, some distilleries across the United States have switched their focus from the production of alcohol to the production of hand sanitizer. This new model meets the outsized demand for sanitizing supplies and helps to keep these businesses afloat.

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