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How Africa Is Leading the World in Corona Response

Trevor Noah

November 13, 2020 |

The Daily Show |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Central African Republic

Many countries in Africa have been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 due to lessons learned from fighting the Ebola epidemic. Although not all African countries have implemented successful strategies, those that have seen success credit strong government leadership, community compliance, and a physically healthy population.

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Covid Thwarts Booze, Party Policies

Laura Glesby

November 13, 2020 |

New Haven Independent |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

In New Haven, colleges and universities are taking different approaches to enforcing social distancing, visitation rules, and drinking in the dorms. Some have implemented strict rules, while others have embraced flexible social distancing policies. For example, at the University of New Haven no guests are allowed, while at Yale, one visitor is allowed. “When shame and blame come into public health ... that’s actually counterproductive to public health efforts.”

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Covid-19 : le Pays basque inaugure un hôpital mobile conçu pour les gestions de crise

Monique Castro

November 13, 2020 |

La Vie |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: France, Bayonne

À Bayonne, un camion-hôpital capable d’accueillir 18 personnes en un temps record a été mis en service. Il soulage les urgences de l’hôpital, saturées par les patients atteints par le Covid-19.

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Face au Covid, l'efficacité des réseaux autogérés de soignants, plus réactifs que le gouvernement

Nolwenn Weiler

November 13, 2020 |

Basta Mag |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

Organisés en collectifs formels et informels, des "soignants de ville" ont tout fait pour réduire l’afflux de patients vers l’hôpital en pleine crise sanitaire et ont, eux aussi, sauvé des vies. Les soignants du 20ème arrondissement de Paris estiment à une centaine le nombre de morts évitées par leur auto-organisation pendant la première vague de l’épidémie.

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Rural Black Women Turn To Each Other, Mutual Aid And Activism To Survive COVID-19

Connie Green Freightman

November 12, 2020 |

Fierce for Black Women |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Across Mississippi and Georgia, mutual aid groups have formed and existing groups have expanded to address increased racial inequities in the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic. Several of the groups are specifically focusing on food insecurity and access to basic needs, while others are raising money for personal protective equipment.

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Who's leading Covid-19 outreach among the homeless? The homeless themselves.

Hayden Manseau

November 12, 2020 |

Mission Local |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, local community members are leading the effort to reach out to those experiencing homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic. This effort has been successful in coordinating and distributing testing that is accessible to the population. As the director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations explains, “any public health response that does not center the voices of people who have lived the experience of homelessness is going to come up with the wrong solution.”

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How the Navajo Nation helped push Democrats ahead in Arizona

Rachel Ramirez

November 10, 2020 |

Vox |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Arizona

Voter outreach campaigns effectively boosted turnout among Native voters. The Rural Utah Project left informational flyers inside plastic bags at people’s doors (a Covid-19 tactical adjustment), held drive-through voter registration events, ran hotlines to assist indigenous voters, and partnered with Google to create street addresses using latitude and longitude-based plus codes. Senate candidate Mark Kelly ran ads in the Diné language to reach Navajo Nation voters. Precinct data shows 60-90% of Arizona Navajo Nation voters chose Democrats, a rate that pushed Biden and Kelly to a slim victory.

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Covid Superspreader Risk Is Linked to Restaurants, Gyms, Hotels

Kristen V. Brown

November 10, 2020 |

Bloomberg |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Data from mobile phones was used to create infection models that present how COVID-19 is spreading. Researchers plotted where people went, where they were coming from, how crowded those places were, and how long they stayed there alongside the number of cases in those neighborhoods to show that the three most common places of catching the virus are restaurants, gyms, and hotels. The research can inform public policy decisions to keep people safe by implementing effective and limited lockdowns which can prevent the spread of the virus as well as limit the financial fallout for businesses.

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Tracking incomplete grades moves students forward – with extra focus from educators

Lex Gray

November 09, 2020 |

WAVY-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk Public Schools had a unique approach to addressing student performance post-pandemic—giving students an incomplete instead of failing them. The move revealed racial disparities that allowed the district to respond. “Of the 12,455 incomplete grades submitted, 71% went to Black students.” The district acted on that information and gave devices to students, limited instruction to four times a week to prevent teacher burnout, and placed a bus driver at every school to send staff to communities.

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School districts, local partners help feed thousands of kids despite school closures

Jackie Kingston

November 09, 2020 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Amarillo, Texas

An estimated one-in-three students in the Texas Panhandle is experiencing food insecurity. In Amarillo, Texas, a local food bank, and two school districts are feeding students. “Between Amarillo and Canyon school districts and the Kid’s Cafe, more than 41,000 meals are served every day, and more than one million meals were served through Amarillo ISD’s drive and walk-up food distribution sites in March and April.”

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