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How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

Max Walden

May 12, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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Nursing homes try to achieve a balance for residents

Roberta Baker

May 12, 2020 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Tilton, New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, nursing homes and veteran's homes are turning to online video conferencing and outdoor socially-distanced activities to manage the patients' feelings of isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. Although it does not replace in-person contact, residents have expressed that it has helped and the facilities say that they plan to keep some of the technologies in place post-pandemic so out-of-state family can "visit" more often.

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Starved for Action, Bettors Turn Nebraska Horse Track Into Must-See TV

Joe Drape

May 12, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Grand Island, Nebraska

The restrictions imposed by the coronavirus have turned horseracing in Nebraska into an unexpected boon. City officials allowed racing tracks to be open—with precautions—because the horses' livelihoods depend on the jockeys' livelihoods. The grandstands are empty, masks are worn, and temperatures are taken regularly. People from all over the country are betting on the horses online, providing some income, albeit less money than usual. They are also enjoying the increase interest as a way to educate people on Nebraska's history with horse racing.

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Amid Covid-19, a Call for M.D.s to Mail the Abortion Pill

Patrick Adams

May 12, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Amid the pandemic, medical researchers and an abortion-rights advocacy group in the U.S. are working to make the abortion pill available via mail. Although there is ambiguity surrounding the rules and regulations of how the pill must be distributed to patients, some doctors have helped efforts by agreeing to register with F.D.A.-approved manufacturers and a handful of states are allowing the pill to be mailed after an in-person ultrasound has been conducted.

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How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

Barry Yeoman

May 12, 2020 |

Southerly |

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Response Location: United States, Houma, Louisiana

The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw has long had a culture of cyclicality which is now coming in handy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because they assume that hardship will come after periods of abundance, tribal members prepare for times of scarcity by making do with less, strategizing new ways to produce food, and regularly checking in with elders to ensure their needs are met. The tribe also lives on the coast of Louisiana, so climate change and environmental degradation remain an issue that they include in their future-planning.

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Women-led mutual aid initiatives in the age of COVID-19

Kristi Eaton

May 11, 2020 |

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Response Location: United States

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, groups of women around the world have started mutual aid initiatives such as coordinating volunteers to help immuno-compromised residents get groceries and other essential goods and raising money for emergency aid. Women have a long history organizing mutual aid ventures in response to social problems and crises. Though operating to scale can be difficult because it requires a lot of volunteers and coordination, women-initiated groups in the United States and United Kingdom provide aid and services to meet needs not being met by governments and elected officials.

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Décrochage scolaire : à Toulouse, la mobilisation s'organise

Delphine Tayac Marine Mugnier

May 11, 2020 |

Médiacités |

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Response Location: France

Depuis le début de la crise sanitaire, des centaines de milliers d'enfants auraient été « perdus » par leurs enseignants, d’après le ministre de l’Éducation. Malgré le manque d’équipements informatiques ou les difficultés des élèves à travailler à la maison, des professeurs, associations et bénévoles sont en partie parvenus à maintenir le lien.

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Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O'odham respond to community needs during coronavirus pandemic

Stephanie Casanova

May 11, 2020 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Arizona

Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham tribal leaders took quick action to support members during the Covid-19 pandemic. They instituted a curfew, required face masks, and ensured that tribal members had sufficient food and supplies. The Pascua Yaqui’s information technology team created an app for residents to easily provide household information and request food, household goods and cleaning supplies. Federal rescue money allocated to the tribes has not arrived, so the tribes created their own systems of caring for their tribal members by securing essential goods and distributing them to those in need.

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No COVID outbreak yet in New Hampshire prisons, jails

Rick Jurgens

May 11, 2020 |

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Through the first week of May 2020, New Hampshire prisons and jails had avoided a COVID-19 outbreak after taking only modest prevention measures. There were no deaths and no reported cases among the more than 2,400 people held in state prisons, nor in any county jails, and only a handful of prison and jail staff had tested positive. Prisons screened employees entering facilities, engaged in extensive cleaning, suspended visits, and limited transfers and programs. Though the prisons followed CDC guidelines on testing, critics say they have not tested enough to track the virus' spread.

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How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design

Christopher Booker

May 10, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Adaptations made as Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City during the COVID-19 outbreak to keep health care workers and patients safe are now being used as a blueprint for how to prepare for future health care crises. Working with doctors, health experts and architects, the hospital documented all changes and studied the effectiveness and applicability of enacting the same measures as a more permanent protocol.

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