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What a Solidarity Economy Looks Like

Paul Katz Leandro Ferreira

April 09, 2020 |

Boston Review |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Maricá

The local government in Maricá, a small municipality in Brazil, is being said to have initiated "the most ambitious city-level response to COVID-19 in Brazil, and one of the most notable in the world." Even before the coronavirus spread, the city worked on the premise of mutual aid, which included a universal basic income and a solidarity economy. In the context of the coronavirus, these proactive policies are now emerging as examples of how a democratized economy can result in a region being better positioned to withstand a public health crisis.

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What California is doing right in responding to the coronavirus pandemic

Dan Simon Ray Sanchez Jenn Selva

April 09, 2020 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Several statewide measures allowed California to mitigate its surge of COVID-19 cases by acting early. The state issued a mandatory stay-at-home order, which included making face masks mandatory and shutting down public parks during the Easter holiday. In addition to restricting movement, California also made testing widely available and managed to produce a surplus of ventilators. Furthermore, many tech companies quickly adopted work-from-home measures. The thoroughness and early nature of these responses helped the state avoid a surge as seen in New York.

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California appears to be flattening the curve — but residents must keep social distancing for at least another month, experts say

Holly Secon

April 09, 2020 |

Business Insider |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The newest caseload numbers out of California have indicated that the state has been at least somewhat successful in containing the coronavirus outbreak, but residents are still being instructed to keep social distancing. With early and aggressive measures taken in the state to enact social distancing and shelter-in-place, these methods are being credited as major factors in the success so far.

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Knox County ahead of the curve on manufacturing-healthcare alliance to fight COVID-19

Cheryl Splain

April 08, 2020 |

Knox Pages |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mount Vernon, Ohio

Early and rapid collaboration to create new supply chains improves emergency response times. In Knox County, Ohio, manufacturers began working with the Knox Community Hospital to mobilize 3-D printers and offer a short-term solution to the availability of masks, gloves, and other protective equipment. If the surge in demand for devices continues, companies may also scale up injection mold production.

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Competing Hospitals Cooperate to Meet the Crisis

Christine Vestal Michael Ollove

April 08, 2020 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Across the U.S. many state hospitals and forming partnerships with each other and hospitals in other states to better address the coronavirus pandemic. Washington's hospital system is emerging as a model for collective cooperation, where all 115 hospitals communicated thoroughly with another to unilaterally suspend nonessential procedures and move all children and young adults out of the main hospitals to pediatric facilities.

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Strategies by Asian Nations to Stop COVID-19

José Carlos Cordero Cote

April 07, 2020 |

La Noticia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Singapore

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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New Zealand isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it.

Anna Fifield

April 07, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: New Zealand

New Zealand has managed to not just flatten the curve, but has shown signs of eliminating the coronavirus thanks to rapid interventions taken by the government. Heeding the outcomes in the U.S. and Italy, the country used a comprehensive and aggressive approach which included shutting their borders down to tourists, mandating a 4-week lockdown, and announcing a coronavirus response alert plan.

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New technology allows decontamination of N95 masks

Kierra Elfalan

April 07, 2020 |

KING-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

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

Jeff Todd

April 06, 2020 |

KCNC-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

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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In coronavirus-stricken Italy, a new field hospital quickly rises with volunteers' help

Janna Brancolini

April 05, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Bergamo

Collective efforts between Italy's mountain infantry, the local community, and contractors, electricians, and other specialists helped the town of Bergamo convert part of a convention center into a field hospital for coronavirus patients. The facility, which is planned to be operational for at least six months and includes enhanced safety measures, was made possible largely because of the regional relationships and resilience that exist because of that.

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