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  • Germany Has Relatively Few Deaths From Coronavirus. Why?

    Although Germany has reported over 50,000 cases of coronavirus, the country is seeing a lesser death toll from the pandemic as compared to other countries. Like other countries working to contain the spread, Germany was quick to enact widespread testing a persistent contact tracing, but the country also implemented early measures to protect the more senior residents which has kept the infection rate low for this highly susceptible population.

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  • Med Students Aren't Sitting Out the Fight Against the Coronavirus

    While classes have been moved online, medical students across the country are finding ways to help in the fight against COVID-19. At schools like Rutgers in New Jersey, to the University of North Carolina’s Medical School, to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, students are pitching in. They’re undertaking things like running public health information hotlines, 3-D printing plastic face shields, and helping essential health care workers safely put on and take off their personal protective equipment.

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  • Germany has a remarkably low coronavirus death rate — thanks largely to mass testing, but also culture, luck, and an impressive healthcare system

    Germany has been able to keep the death rate comparatively low during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a multi-faceted approach. Although the numbers could change as the virus spreads, thus far decentralizing testing, a strong healthcare system and enforcing lockdowns with fines are a few of the ways that are showing promise in the country.

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  • Lockdown living: how Europeans are avoiding going stir crazy

    As governments order lockdowns of cities and countries due to coronavirus concerns, many people are at risk for experiencing mental health issues such as loneliness and anxiety. To combat this, people are turning to telemedicine for counseling consultations and to keep in touch with loved ones, as well as activities such as exercise to improve moods.

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  • Vermont inmates released to spread out population

    To reduce incarcerated people’s exposure to COVID-19 behind bars before anyone had even fallen ill, Vermont officials all but stopped new admissions to state prisons and released hundreds from custody in February and March. Lowering the population by more than 200, from its late December benchmark to late March, was designed to make the prisons less crowded and to avoid introducing people to a potential virus hot spot if at all possible. The measures required coordination among prison officials, courts, prosecutors, and halfway houses.

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  • Wie Schwangere während Corona im Netz Hilfe finden

    Online-Sprechstunden, Facebookgruppen, Instagram-Tagebücher unterstützen unsichere schwangere Frauen in Zeiten, in denen der persönliche Ausstausch fehlt. Die Zahl der Follower: steigend.

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  • Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of Chicago

    Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first responders. A production line is already underway to produce 150,000 face shields by April 8th. The design is actually by Bednark Studio and approved by the New York State Department of Health, so the design is being replicated and adapted across the country.

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  • Photos: The Contradictory Flaw In The City's Underwhelming Open Streets Plan

    In an effort to prevent overcrowding in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City has closed a few streets in four out of five boroughs. This density reduction plan, though, doesn’t seem to be getting put to use, and some say is just wasting city resources having police stationed at these closed streets.

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  • Makers are rushing to fight coronavirus with 3D printed face shields and test swabs

    Across the country, 3D manufacturers sprang into action in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to create a medical supply chain to fill gaps in hospitals' access to needed products like face shields and nasal swabs. Through networking and crowdsourcing, small manufacturers with 3D printers linked with shipping and product assembly teams that formed to meet the emergency need. The focus was on products that did not need elaborate testing to be proven safe and effective.

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  • Les Amap, îlots de lien social dans l'océan du confinement

    Alors que le travail n'a pas considérablement changé pendant la pandémie pour les petits producteurs, les associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne (Amap) ont dû adapter leur système de distribution. Au delà des mesures d'hygiènes mises en place pour protéger les adhérents, les associations doivent négocier les changements de réglements annoncés par gouvernement.

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