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  • How one New York school switched to online learning during coronavirus closure

    Ben Sales

    March 08, 2020 |

    The Times of Israel |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When coronavirus began spreading in New York, SAR High School in the Bronx took rapid measures to begin education around distance learning, before the virus spread to the county. Although the transition hasn't been without obstacles, the prioritization of providing teachers a series of how-to guides, has allowed teachers to maintain orderliness to their classes and also offer other services via video conference such as sitting Shiva.

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  • Paid to Stay Home: Europe's Safety Net Could Ease Toll of Coronavirus

    Liz Alderman

    March 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Europe's generous social policies, such as allowing employees to retain their salaries while taking sick time to care for themselves or family members, may help to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak while also safeguarding the economy. Although the long-term impacts are yet unknown, in the short term, government-provided incentives are helping people and businesses stay afloat.

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  • Why Taiwan Has Just 42 Coronavirus Cases while Neighbors Report Hundreds or Thousands

    Ralph Jennings

    March 04, 2020 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taiwan

    Because of drastic and proactive steps, Taiwan has been able to keep their number of positive COVID19 cases low. Preemptive actions like stopping flights from China and an early stimulus bill has helped the country get ahead of the public health and economic impacts.

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  • Is South Korea's approach to containing coronavirus a model for the rest of the world?

    Jason Strother

    March 03, 2020 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    In order to effectively manage the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, government officials have stepped in by increasing transparency, subsidizing home medical equipment such as face masks, and rapidly distributing testing kits. The efforts have resulted in many more people already being tested than anticipated and behavioral changes taking effect within the population.

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  • Coronavirus outbreak prompts 3M to increase production of face masks, respirators

    Jennifer Austin

    February 18, 2020 |

    KARE-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Maplewood, Minnesota

    The company 3M is working at full capacity to produce as many N85 masks as possible to send to healthcare workers across the nation. They wouldn't give specific numbers but say that production has increased at all of their factories, including the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Latin America. 3M is working with governments and public health officials to put out the masks, but they expect demand to outstrip supply for the near future.

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  • China moves classes to internet, TV amid coronavirus outbreak

    Sarah Dai

    February 17, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: China, Beijing

    To help students access the resources they need while schools are closed due to the coronavirus, administrators in China are utilizing "a national cloud learning platform," as well as broadcast television. While both supplement online lessons, the e-learning approach equips students with tools to learn 12 different subjects.

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  • W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic'

    Matt Richtel

    February 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    As word of the coronavirus outbreak spread, so did misinformation, so the World Health Organization began working with big tech companies to put a stop to it. Collaborating with the likes of Pinterest, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, W.H.O. has posted content that disputes the incorrect information across platforms and sites in order to make "falsehoods harder to find in searches or on news streams."

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  • Giving the Gift of Mobility in a City Locked Down by Coronavirus

    Amy Qin

    February 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China, Wuhan

    Thousands of people in Wuhan, China are volunteering to buy groceries, get medicine, and take community members to the hospital as a means to help those that need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Although the volunteers do not knowingly transport anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the drivers wear protective clothing during their drives, which are organized by local neighborhood committees.

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