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Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment

Joe Palca

March 24, 2020 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

As scientists across the planet are racing to develop a vaccine to fight the novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium is using supercomputers to identify or create drug compounds that might prevent or treat a COVID-19 infection. The computing power of these supercomputers allows scientists to rapidly conduct their research.

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Can location data from smartphones help slow the coronavirus? Facebook is giving academics a chance to try

Rebecca Robbins

March 24, 2020 |

STAT |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Facebook collects data from people that choose to share their location with the app, and have started sharing it with various researchers who are trying to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. They share the data anonymously, so as to avoid the privacy issues they’ve faced in the past, and researchers aggregate “the signals into a picture of flows of people” to track connectivity and movement. Beyond researchers, nonprofits are also using it to help disseminate medical resources to highly affected areas.

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Doctors Turn to Social Media to Develop Covid-19 Treatments in Real Time

Michelle Fay Cortez

March 24, 2020 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy

Compared to information-sharing methods during previous pandemics, social media and other online platforms have accelerated the pace at which doctors across the world can share best practices related to the coronavirus. “We have already saved a large number of lives just by sharing information about social distancing, propagating stories from the front lines, helping with diagnosis and treatment and connecting physicians to other sources," one doctor said.

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How schools went virtual — in just 72 hours

Keith Hammonds

March 24, 2020 |

The Boulder Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

In just a few days, Montana’s Jefferson County school district had to adapt to remote teaching in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, with the governor leaving it up to schools and teachers to figure out how. From using Zoom to teleconference with students, to calling parents regularly, to figuring out if and how to use computers at all, teachers and administrators are learning how to provide structure and learning to kids from afar.

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US school teachers turn to digital world as COVID-19 bites

Kristen Saloomey

March 24, 2020 |

Al Jazeera |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As 80 percent of school children worldwide are out of class due to social distancing or quarantining measures, many teachers are bringing classes online, like in New York City. While online schooling is better than no schooling at all, teachers and parents alike are finding it difficult to establish a routine and maintain the same quality of education.

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'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

Steven Morris

March 24, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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How the COVID Tracking Project fills the public health data gap

Emily Sohn

March 24, 2020 |

Columbia Journalism Review |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The COVID Tracking Project is a grassroots, crowdsourced, publicly-accessible tool that provides more detailed and updated information about the state of the Coronavirus than the CDC does. It is the only source on COVID-19 that relies on humans to collect and make sense of data. The project now includes about sixty-five volunteers and aims to put pressure on the decision-makers responsible for testing and containment.

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This is what sobriety in a time of crisis looks like

Will Peischel

March 24, 2020 |

Mother Jones |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Havre De Grace, Maryland

As meetings and social gatherings of all kinds have been postponed or canceled altogether, the support group Alcoholics Anonymous faced a particular challenge given the imperative and power of their in-person meetings. Fortunately, many chapters have moved their meetings online, to video conference services like Skype or Zoom.

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Lesson from South Korea on how to slow the spread

T. J. Holmes

March 24, 2020 |

Good Morning America |

Broadcast TV Programs |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

South Korea has reported a reduction of new coronavirus cases thanks in part to rapid government regulations, widespread testing, and increased transparency. While other countries, such as the United States, have made a practice of only testing those showing symptoms, South Korea's success is linked to broader testing, contact tracing and alerting those who have possibly been in contact with an infected person.

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Volunteer DIYers meet face mask shortage with needle and thread

Tammy Webber Dee-Ann Durbin Anne D'Innocenzio

March 24, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, Indiana

Community members across the world are working to make homemade masks to help healthcare workers who are facing shortages. In some cases, one person's efforts have balooned into community-wide initiatives, as people unite to play a part in containing the coronavirus.

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