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  • Philly area mental health professionals offer free therapy for health care workers

    March 22, 2020 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    As counseling and therapy sessions increasingly move online in order to comply with national stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of mental healthcare professionals in Philadelphia are offering free mini-sessions to medical professionals who are on the frontlines. A number of provisions and protocols have been removed in order to make the transition to telehealth easier, which has helped allow for sessions to be booked and structured more efficiently for both the patient and the doctor.

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  • I Can Sew Homemade Masks. Will Hospitals Use Them Against Coronavirus? 

    March 22, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    As medical professionals grapple with mask shortages as cases of COVID-19 overwhelm hospitals throughout the U.S., community members are trying to be part of the solution by sewing masks that healthcare workers can use as backups if necessary. Although these can't replace the professional-grade masks, seveal amateur mask-makers are experimenting with materials that increase the effectiveness of the homemade mask.

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  • Cuyahoga County ‘disease detectives,' CWRU medical students track coronavirus in one of Ohio's hotspots

    March 22, 2020 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cuyahoga County enlists medical students and residents to help the overwhelmed city health staff tackle the coronavirus chaos. Among other administrative tasks, students interview patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, noting their symptoms and underlying health issues to provide data and patterns to county health officials.

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  • The Virus Can Be Stopped, but Only With Harsh Steps, Experts Say

    March 22, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: China

    Countries that have more recently fought against communicable and infectious disease outbreaks, such as China, are offering lessons about potential ways to slow the spread of COVID-19. Stricter and more efficient guidance around testing protocols, retrofitting hospitals to triage potential virus carriers, and training volunteers to do "ground-level but crucial medical tasks," are all practices that have shown to have helped slow the spread in countries outside of the U.S.

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  • Churches seek unique solutions to ban on public gatherings

    March 22, 2020 |

    Monadnock Ledger-Transcript |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Churches are offering online sermons to keep people connected while avoiding large public gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some are using technology they already had in place to stream online services, while others are setting up new infrastructure to adapt to the changes. Some churches saw a 900% increase in already available streaming worships and others have groups of 50 logging in to new streaming services. While not the same as meeting in person, virtual coffee hours and other programming also help foster connectedness and replace services, like support groups, that many people rely on.

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  • Obyčejná rouška

    March 22, 2020 |

    Respekt |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Českou republiku v začátcích pandemie koronaviru sužoval nedostatek zdravotnického materiálu. Chyběly také roušky, které pomáhají omezit přenos nákazy. Švadlena Michaela Moudrá z jihomoravských Hodějic na krizovou situaci zareagovala po svém: začala šít vlasní roušky. Když se k ní začali přidávat další Češi, založila na sociální síti Facebook veřejnou skupinu Česko šije roušky. Ta získala velmi rychle desítky tisíc členů, kteří se nápadem paní Moudré nechali inspirovat.

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  • Phone booths, parades, and 10-minute test kits: How countries worldwide are fighting Covid-19

    March 22, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Countries around the world have used different strategies to try to contain the coronavirus but some tactics are being lauded over others. Singapore, South Korea, and Senegal are a few of the countries that rapidly implemented strategies such as readily available and fast-acting testing as well as temperature check points at airports, schools and restaurants.

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  • Coronavirus in Canada: The 'caremongers' getting essentials to the vulnerable

    March 21, 2020 |

    Maclean's Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    To help get supplies to the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid programs have begun developing across Canada. Across the nation, Facebook groups help connect people with resources, with the underlying goal of protecting "the precarious livelihoods of groups who were marginalized long before coronavirus came along."

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  • What can the West learn from Asia's coronavirus fight?

    March 21, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    As the West continues to battle the spread of coronavirus, countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan offer lessons in what's working to flatten the curve. Although some measures such as early intervention and social distancing are more difficult to implement after the spread has begun, other tactics such as contact tracing and clear communication also have proven impactful.

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  • This Grassroots Group Handed Out 600 Meals To Neighbors In Anacostia On Friday

    March 21, 2020 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Anacostia, Washington

    As the coronavirus pandemic sends people to grocery stores to obtain supplies, a grassroots effort is underway in one neighborhood in Anacostia, Washington to help get food to those who have difficulty accessing stories. Working with local businesses that are shut down due to the outbreak, volunteers are collecting donated food from these various restaurants and cafes and then distributing it to community members.

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