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  • Can The U.S. Crowdsource Its Way Out Of A Mask Shortage? No, But It Still Helps

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    With a massive shortage of protective gear in the medical community amidst the coronavirus outbreak, volunteer groups are filling the gap by crowdsourcing masks, gowns, and other essential items. Though the government is working on a longer-term fix to the supply shortage, these volunteer groups are able to pick up hand-sewn masks and other donated items from community members and deliver them to medical centers around the country.

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  • Some CEOs are giving up their salaries to help stop coronavirus layoffs

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to pay employees as COVID19 containment efforts take a toll on businesses, CEOs and corporate management are taking pay cuts, or giving up their pay altogether. Companies like Delta, United, Marriott, Hyatt, Lyft, and Life Time health clubs are all seeing their leadership elect for salary cuts or decreases in order to continue to pay their employees.

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  • Why Germany's Coronavirus Death Rate Is Far Lower Than In Other Countries

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Compared to its European counterparts, Germany has one of the lowest coronavirus fatality rates, around 0.5%. Experts credit the low rate to the country's decentralized diagnostic systems that allow federal states to make their own decisions about testing. The country has averaged about 120,000 tests a week since late February.

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  • States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Across the United States, hospitals are looking for ways to fill medical professional shortages as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. One creative solution that has emerged in states such as New York, Hawaii, and New Hampshire is making it easier for both retirees and newly graduated medical students to come back into service.

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  • Local Governments Find New Ways To Work And Connect With Constituents Amid Coronavirus

    March 25, 2020 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Despite the closure of businesses and mandates for social distancing, the Montgomery County Council in Washington, D.C. has continued to hold meetings despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. To keep all involved safe, only 10 council members are allowed to be present, while the rest must teleconference in. Additionally, the meetings are streamed via their website and Facebook to the general public, who can still participate but must do so via email, phone or traditional mail.

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  • Support groups grapple with social distance and isolation

    March 25, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Social connection is crucial to recovery for people participating in Alcoholics Anonymous, but the quarantine mandated by the coronavirus has made that impossible. Support groups across the state of Washington are grappling with isolation and, in response, have started meeting over Zoom instead. This article talks to several participants to get their take on it. One person in particular said that meeting online has allowed them to attend more meetings, and it has been a source of comfort during quarantine.

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  • Caught between floods, protests and a pandemic, ecotourism operators bat for resilience

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: India, Bali, West Bengal

    In the Indian Sundarbans, home to a huge mangrove ecosystem as well as native tigers, ecotourism has come to a halt due to restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. In response, locals involved in conservation efforts and ecotourism have stepped up to educate their communities, especially those that are the most remote, to ensure safety precautions are taken, as well as advocating for government support of those whose livelihoods are threatened.

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  • Amalga Distillery in Juneau is making hand sanitizer for organizations in need

    March 25, 2020 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Juneau, Alaska

    An Alaskan distillery has joined the ranks of businesses that are turning their normal business production facilities into hand sanitizer manufacturing facilities. After partnering with another local business to obtain the necessary ingredients, the distillery has been able to produce and donate 30 gallons of the product to those who need it most during the pandemic.

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  • What is South Korea doing to quickly detect COVID-19 cases and what can we learn from it?

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

    South Korea’s rapid response to COVID-19 shares many successes that can be duplicated by other countries. Its main advantage came from its ability to create tests rapidly, which could happen quickly because of preparedness changes made after the 2015 MERS outbreak. It then scaled up drive-through testing, information-sharing about infected individuals’ location, and social distancing measures.

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  • The People Leading When Leaders Do Not

    March 25, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Johnson City, Tennessee

    In cities across the U.S. where local government hesitated to enact social distancing and shelter-in-place advisories, local community members and business owners are stepping in and shutting their doors to lead by example. Although those who have taken this approach have been met with resistance from some, many other local businesses have followed their lead and in some cases, the local government has too.

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