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  • New Zealand isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it.

    April 07, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    New Zealand has managed to not just flatten the curve, but has shown signs of eliminating the coronavirus thanks to rapid interventions taken by the government. Heeding the outcomes in the U.S. and Italy, the country used a comprehensive and aggressive approach which included shutting their borders down to tourists, mandating a 4-week lockdown, and announcing a coronavirus response alert plan.

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  • Building Trust

    April 07, 2020 |

    Texas Observer |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    The Houston Community Land Trust (CLT) is a nonprofit that sells affordable homes in Houston to help resist gentrification. They keep it affordable by only selling the houses on top of the land and not the land itself. Their goal to build or convert 1,100 homes into the trust over five years, which essentially allows prospective homeowners to turn their land over to the community so that everyone benefits from the purchase. They are already underway on this goal, and this article features many voices of residents who personally benefitted from the CLT.

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  • National Network Emerges to Feed Frontline COVID-19 Workers

    April 07, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The idea of “feeding the frontline” - donating funds to purchase restaurant food that can be delivered to frontline healthcare works amidst the COVID-19 crisis - has spread like wildfire. In cities from San Francisco to Portland to Boston, individuals have stepped up to coordinate efforts and donations. By partnering with World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit founded by a celebrity chef, and Frontline Foods, “an umbrella effort formed to coordinate similar efforts across the country,” these charitable endeavors have gained legitimacy, funds, and the ability to scale.

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  • Ashland residents are using 3D printers to manufacture face shields

    April 07, 2020 |

    Ashland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    In Ashland County, Ohio, approximately 20 owners of 3-D printers are manufacturing face shields for employees at area nursing homes and hospitals, and plan to shift production for retail and restaurant workers too. The 3-D printer owners coordinate their response through the Ashland County Open Source COVID-19 Medical Supplies Facebook Group.

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  • From Julia Louis-Dreyfus' house to N95-like masks: Architects join the COVID-19 fight

    April 07, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    By running a network of 3-D printers, universities like USC and UCLA Extension, as well as volunteer firms and nonprofits mobilize their resources to create backup masks. The masks are more effective than basic disposable surgical masks, and serve as reserves for hospitals in the region. The network operates with the assistance of the Los Angeles Mayor’s office.

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  • 스위스는 30분만에 입금, 한국은 운좋아야 닷새

    April 07, 2020 |

    조선일보 |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Switzerland

    코로나19로 인한 소상공인 피해를 최소화하기 위해 각국 정부는 다양한 형태의 재정지원책을 마련하고 있습니다. 특히 스위스에서는 정부와 민간 금융회사가 협력해 소상공인들에 대한 긴급 대출을 무이자로 신속히 진행하고 있어 대출 절차의 모범사례로 부각되고 있습니다.

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  • New technology allows decontamination of N95 masks

    April 07, 2020 |

    KING-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    A hospital in Washington has become the third hospital in the United States to install a new technology that allows for decontamination of N95 masks. This technology, which will help decontaminate up to 80,000 masks per day, is crucial for keeping frontline workers safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Local Groups Sew Face Masks During Shortage

    April 07, 2020 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Citizens across Northeast Georgia are participating in grassroots community efforts to help supply masks for health workers. A Facebook group called, "Mask Making for Athens Area Healthcare Workers," is providing guidance and support in a myriad of ways— from sewing masks, delivering masks, or teaching others how to sew. The group has donated over 2,400 masks to 30 organizations and have received requests for over 4,400 more masks.

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  • Mobile drive-through Coronavirus Testing: Lessons from Germany for Nigeria

    April 06, 2020 |

    Premium Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Nigeria's first drive-through coronavirus testing site followed some of the same protocols that have been used successfully in Germany, but lessons offered by Germany could help the Nigerian facility improve its processes. In its first two days, the site run by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research tested 78 people. Appointments were made for the free tests after a screening process to preserve the supply of tests for those most at risk from the virus. Outdoor testing affords a measure of safety to healthcare workers, while testing people in their cars offers some privacy to those getting tested.

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  • A New Tactic To Fight Coronavirus: Send The Homeless From Jails To Hotels Audio icon

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Marshall Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    California’s governor signed an executive order allocating $50 million to lease hotel rooms for those experiencing homelessness after being released from prison as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. While the hotel business is at a standstill, it provides shelter and the needed self-isolation to one of the most vulnerable populations. So far, 7,000 hotel rooms have been reserved for these individuals.

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