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WhatsApp for Social Good: How Nigerians used the platform to show care during the COVID-19 lockdown

Chibuike Alagboso

June 30, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

Communities in Nigeria have been using WhatsApp to manage isolation and help provide support to their fellow residents during the coronavirus pandemic. In many instances organizations and individuals are helping to raise and provide funds to those who are experiencing financial hardship.

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Some Swedish care homes have had no cases of Covid-19 – what did they do right?

Anne Grietje Franssen Petronella Uebel

June 30, 2020 |

The Local |

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Response Location: Sweden

The handful of Swedish elderly care homes that protected residents from COVID-19 infection shared some common traits: they improved hygiene practices, isolated possibly infectious staff, stocked up on protective equipment, and limiting outsiders’ access to the homes. Although luck may have played a role and it is not possible to be certain about success factors, the COVID-free homes all seemed to have management that took quick action without awaiting government mandates.

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How Hong Kong beat coronavirus and avoided lockdown

Uptin Saiidi

June 29, 2020 |

CNBC |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: China, Hong Kong

Hong Kong's aggressive, early response to COVID-19, informed by the SARS scare of 2013, helped the densely populated city limit infections to about 1,200 as of late June without a comprehensive lockdown. A number of measures get the credit, including a travel ban on visitors, thorough contact tracing and close tracking of people in quarantine, investigations of every case, and most especially its culture – respecting others' safety and a willingness to wear face masks and listen to public health authorities. Fairly early on, Hong Kong was able to relax many of the social distancing regulations.

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COVID-19 Quarantine Facility Links Homeless To Range Of Services

Eleni Gill

June 26, 2020 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Iwilei, Hawaii

When Covid-19 began spreading throughout the United States, officials in Hawaii set up a quarantine facility for those experiencing homelessness that helped connect residents with other services to reduce their risk of contracting the virus. While it's too early to know if this could be a viable model for health care in the long run, the practice of temporary housing has currently helped curb the spread of the virus among the community's "unsheltered people."

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The peak that wasn't

Johnathan Hettinger

June 26, 2020 |

Montana Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Montana

Montana has largely been able to avoid the worst of the coronavirus pandemic by implementing very early measures – including a state of emergency, school closures, and social distancing protocols – before the virus had a chance to spread amongst the community. Having learned from how past communicable diseases spread throughout the state, such as whooping cough, health officials also quickly put a contact tracing effort into place. According to Dr. Laurel Desnick, Park County Health Officer, “Montana is still the safest place in the country.”

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'Nip the virus in the bud': How Germany showed Europe the way on coronavirus testing

Clare Speak

June 26, 2020 |

The Local |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany, Bavaria

Germany has implemented a variety of methods to contain the coronavirus, but their policy of "open public testing" has been a vital component of successfully slowing the spread of the virus. Although the policy was not in place from the start due to insurance limitations, once enacted, it allowed for asymptomatic people to be tested and has reportedly slowed outbreaks throughout the country.

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Into Their Own Hands: Kibera, Kenya's Largest Slum, Tames COVID-19

Henry Owino

June 26, 2020 |

InfoNILE |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi

The densely populated region of Kibera in Kenya has managed to slow the spread of Covid-19 and protect vulnerable residents despite facing "overcrowding and unhygienic conditions" due to communal and collaborative efforts from local residents, the government and non-governmental organizations. These efforts have included an information campaign, the implementation of hygiene stations and community-delivered water to each household.

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NC Entertainment Venues Look To Asia As They Plot How To Reopen

David Boraks

June 26, 2020 |

WFAE |

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Response Location: South Korea

Some North Carolina entertainment venues are looking to South Korea and Taiwan, where theaters and sports venues have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic. The venues have prevented the spread of COVID-19 by using clear protocols and procedures like requiring temperatures and detailed health information upon entry, as well as mask wearing and good hygiene while in the venue. Ushers closely monitor the audience and enforce compliance. Venue and health officials were also transparent when a COVID-19 case did occur, quickly notifying everyone potentially exposed so they can isolate and minimize spread.

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To reach vulnerable populations, Berkeley goes on the road to offer COVID-19 testing

Frances Dinkelspiel

June 25, 2020 |

Berkeleyside |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

City officials in Berkeley have recently implemented a mobile testing site for Covid-19 to better reach vulnerable populations throughout the region. Although the physical testing site will remain as the central point for testing, the mobile option has helped test those in senior homes and nursing facilities, as well as their caretakers.

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Mexico City Tames Covid-19 in One of World's Largest Food Markets

David Luhnow Juan Montes

June 25, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

In New Mexico, the world’s largest wholesale food market managed to contain the spread of Covid-19 by taking an aggressive, early intervention course of action that included widespread testing, contact tracing and isolation protocols. Although the rest of the country has yet to implement such measures, the market which was once called "a center for infections," has already seen a drastic reduction in cases.

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