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  • ‘The doctor won't see you now.' Rethinking health care delivery in a crisis.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    To contain the coronavirus and manage overwhelmed health care systems, nurses and doctors are returning from retirement, recent medical graduates are being asked to report early to their hospitals and telehealth is gaining viability and validity. Across the world, nations are working to rapidly reform the health care system to better care for this influx of patients, and some of these changes may last beyond the pandemic.

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  • Boston To Berlin: Indie Bookstores Weather Corona Crisis Closures, Creatively

    April 06, 2020 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States

    After an initial shock to business-as-usual, some independent booksellers are trying new methods to get their products in the hands of readers. Home deliveries, online sales, and fundraising efforts are keeping some longstanding institutions afloat, at least for now.

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  • Cancer Support Group Helps Each Other During Quarantine

    April 06, 2020 |

    Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

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    Response Location: United States, Redondo Beach, California

    Immunocompromized individuals are under stricter guidelines to not leave their homes during the coronavirus because they are more susceptible to contracting the virus, but that can leave many feeling isolated. To manage that isolation for cancer patients, the nonprofit Cancer Support Community Redondo Beach is using online technology to connect community members through support groups.

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  • Coronavirus In Colorado: Virtual Reality Helps Nurses, Doctors Respond To Emergencies

    April 06, 2020 |

    KCNC-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    As the coronavirus pandemic forces healthcare workers to perform potentially critical duties that they are not used to, a company named Health Scholars is adapting its training software from virtual reality to internet websites. Their program offers simulated experiences for healthcare workers to learn how to respond in varied situations, though they have adapted it to train all healthcare workers in advanced cardiac life-support. The company is offering $1 million in grants to get their software to as many as 14,000 healthcare providers so far and has already been sent to hospitals in NY and MI.

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  • Trocken bleiben trotz Corona-Isolation

    April 06, 2020 |

    Tagesspiegel |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Videochats, Whatsapp-Gruppen, Telefondienst rund um die Uhr. Wer süchtig nach Alkohol ist, findet jetzt online Hilfe – hauptsache, in Verbindung bleiben.

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  • The Precisionists pairs people with autism in jobs in which they'll thrive

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilmington, Delaware

    A technology service company based in Wilmington, DE hires neurodiverse employees, people with developmental disabilities, to fulfill roles that they may typically be overlooked for despite their skillsets. TPI avoids the typical hiring practices that include interviews, small talk, or eye contact. Instead, they are tested through complicated LEGO kits, allowing potential employees to shine within their comfort zones. TPI's hiring practices have been so successful that they are in the process of scaling their business to other cities in order to tap into this typically overlooked pool of candidates.

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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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  • ‘코로나' 때문에 봉사활동 못 한다고요?

    April 06, 2020 |

    한겨레 |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    코로나 시국' 장기화로 시민들의 대면 봉사활동이 어려워지자 각 단체들이 원격 봉사 환경을 마련하고자 나섰습니다. 취미 활동부터 진로 상담까지 다양한 분야의 재능 나눔이 비대면으로 이뤄지고 있습니다.

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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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  • Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back.

    April 06, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black communities, but local residents are finding ways to help their fellow neighbors in times of crisis. Tactics including increasing testing in black communities, reframing rhetoric about the pandemic as acts of crime, and forming a local community group to solicit and deliver food donations, are helping this Milwaukee County step in to address concerns where the federal government hasn't.

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