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  • Volunteers fixed 20,000 N95 masks for Memphis hospital in a weekend

    By recruiting friends and community members, volunteers were able to repair thousands of protective masks. Having been in storage, a large collection of N95 masks had had the elastic dry rot while the filters remained usable. The volunteers sewed new straps onto the masks, intended for Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Tennessee.

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  • Strategies by Asian Nations to Stop COVID-19

    Several Asian nations have successfully slowed the spread of coronavirus and may now offer lessons for the U.S. and Europe. Although each took its own approach, commonalities included governmental oversight, early intervention in public policies and business, widespread testing, and information management.

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  • 스위스는 30분만에 입금, 한국은 운좋아야 닷새

    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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  • Local Groups Sew Face Masks During Shortage

    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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  • Are We Firing Too Many People In The U.S.? Audio icon

    “Kurzarbeit” is a German governmental program that helps preserve jobs in an economic crisis. A company can reduce the hours of workers and the government will help pay them, which preserves the important specialized training invested in manufacturing jobs, helps workers get some pay, and reduces the reliance upon unemployment benefits that are comparable to those in the U.S. It worked in the 2008 recession, and it is working in the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.

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  • New technology allows decontamination of N95 masks

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

    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

    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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  • Penn alums use 3-D printers to make face masks for local medical workers

    A group of University of Pennsylvania alums are working together to combine their skills and knowledge to make 3-D printed NIH-approved face shields for healthcare workers to use during the coronavirus pandemic. After using crowdfunding to support the project, and working with healthcare workers to perfect the design, the group is now being asked to send their face shields throughout the country.

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  • As courts close for the coronavirus, officials and advocates adjust to protect domestic violence victims

    Stay-at-home orders keep us safe against the risk of infection, but for those suffering from domestic abuse they are no safe haven. The city of Philadelphia is working to let people know that services are still available despite the pandemic, although these services have had to adapt to the new circumstances. Some examples include special hotlines and FaceTime calls with judges for hearings. They also have a rotation of judges on call to deal with protection-from-abuse applications. There are also advocates and services outside the court system, like Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

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