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  • Rhode Island Pushes Aggressive Testing, a Move That Could Ease Reopening

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

    Rhode Island is one of the few states in America that has worked to establish widespread testing for the coronavirus. Although gaining tests has been a challenge, local officials have concentrated efforts on eliminating barriers for people that require a test. This has included placing testing sites in the middle of "dense, working-class cities," making testing free with a referral and encouraging preemptive contact tracing through journal writing.

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  • Teachers use high and low-tech means to reach English Language Learners during coronavirus crisis

    April 28, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States

    To reach English Language Learners, who are particularly hard to contact during the coronavirus pandemic as a result of language barriers and other factors, teachers are trying low-tech approaches. From letters to phone calls to recorded lessons, instructors are hoping to minimize the potential learning loss during this extended break.

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  • Greece Has ‘Defied the Odds' in the Pandemic

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Greece, Thessaloniki

    Because of early and quick actions by the government – and a compliant populace – Greece has seen under 200 COVID-19 deaths, relatively low compared to its European counterparts. The country was quick to cancel large gatherings, enforce mandatory quarantines after travel, increase its healthcare infrastructure, and impose a strict shelter-in-place order. While these measures have seemingly had an impact, limitations like lack of testing and outbreaks in refugee camps are making some question those results.

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  • Senegal trials begin for $1 COVID-19 test kit

    April 28, 2020 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Dakar

    Senegal has largely been able to keep the coronavirus outbreak at manageable levels thanks to early detection strategies and the reliance on local research. Crediting lessons learned from past communicable disease outbreaks, the country was quick to implement restrictions and health protocols and is now working on developing a faster test.

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  • How LAUSD Handed Out 13 Million Free Meals In 6 Weeks

    April 28, 2020 |

    LAist |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Since closing schools due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Unified School District has been working to create an efficient and manageable food distribution program for students who rely on school meals. Although it's not without its limitations and challenges, especially in terms of long-term funding, the district's grab-and-go centers have been filling the need.

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  • New York City Muslims work to build food security during Ramadan

    April 28, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass shutdowns of businesses and organizations around the world, and in New York City that includes mosques which typically offer nightly "communal iftar meals" during Ramadan. Knowing that many in the city rely on those free meals, New York City Muslims have begun collaborating and creating mutual aid programs. One such effort includes distributing gift cards from Arab, South Asian and Muslim-owned businesses, which helps both the individual and community.

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  • Working Capital for Economic Justice Comes in Handy During a Crisis

    April 28, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A nonprofit called Common Future is acting quickly to support business owners during the coronavirus crisis. Their board allocated a set amount of money specifically to keep on hand as a rapid response fund, and by early April 2020, they distributed $250,000 in emergency funding to seven organizations. The recipients are intentionally from disadvantaged communities, like rural, black, Indigenous, and other hard-hit demographics. Each organization used the money in different ways to support their target communities. Common Future also set aside 6 months' worth of operating expenses as a buffer.

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  • Prenatal Care May Look Very Different After Coronavirus

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Much of prenatal care has moved to online video conferencing and doctor guided at-home self-monitoring during the coronavirus pandemic but some of these solutions may last long after the pandemic passes due to the positive impact they're having. Although these changes do have limitations and cannot replace doctor visits entirely, for some, the addition of telemedicine has acted as both a time saver and eliminated barriers such as lack of transportation.

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  • Greensboro's Art-Dotted Greenway a Respite During COVID-19, and an Economic Engine After

    April 28, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Greensboro, North Carolina

    The Downtown Greenway in Greensboro was already underway when the coronavirus hit and it has turned out to be quite the respite and economic boon. The Greenway draws visitors in with trails, greenways, public art, local businesses, and "the first grocery store to open in 30 years in downtown.” $8.5 million was invested in the project, but it has already brought in $215 million in revenue. The Downtown Greenway was created in partnership with the city and nonprofit Action Greensboro, and while it's currently being used with social distancing, it'll still be there when the quarantine is over.

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  • Green stimulus: Pakistan sets virus-idled to work planting trees

    April 28, 2020 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Islamabad

    A solution in Pakistan to the economic distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic is also tackling another crisis at the same time: climate change. A program called 10 Billion Tree Tsunami employs workers who lost their job due to the quarantine by having them plant saplings all over the country. Wages aren't high, but it does offer workers an opportunity to feed their family until the crisis passes. The jobs created are focused in rural areas for women and other young people. The program is one of the few continuing through the pandemic, and already they have planted 30 million trees.

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