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Tests, tracing, telemedicine: Singapore tech fights virus surge

Juliana Loh

April 21, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore

Singapore has instituted three specific measures to help contain coronavirus and cope with current isolation requirements: testing, telehealth, and contact tracing. The commonality between the three approaches is the utilization of biotechnology and research that has succeeded due to collaborative efforts between the government and tech sector.

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How Uganda's history of epidemics has prepared it for COVID-19

Michael Baleke

April 21, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Having spent a number of years combatting Ebola and Marburg viruses, officials in Uganda were able to quickly set into a motion a series of proactive strategies such as restriction of movement, surveillance strategies, and widespread testing to help contain the coronavirus outbreak. Although the approach isn't without its limitations – many are stockpiling groceries out of fear – the rapid and aggressive measures have kept the country's caseload low compared to that of other African nations.

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California lessons from the 1918 pandemic: San Francisco dithered; Los Angeles acted and saved lives

James Rainey Rong-Gong Lin II

April 19, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Two of California’s major cities – Los Angeles and San Francisco – are learning from their history with the Spanish Influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two cities had different approaches, with San Francisco strongly requiring masks, shutting down later, and opening up earlier and Los Angeles shutting down almost immediately and waiting an extra month to open up. Over one hundred years later, leaders are looking back to learn from mistakes to save lives.

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Covering Coronavirus: A Tale of Two Washingtons

Miles O'Brien

April 17, 2020 |

PBS Frontline |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

When the novel coronavirus spread to the United States, local government in Washington State responded more proactively than the federal government in Washington, D.C. The state's approach included widespread testing at a nursing home that was the epicenter of the outbreak and quickly introducing social distancing measures, which have helped the region already notice a decrease in the rate of transmission.

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"I voted in South Korea's elections. This is what democracy can look like in a pandemic."

Catherine Kim

April 17, 2020 |

Vox |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea

South Korea held a national election during the Covid-19 pandemic by taking extensive sanitation and health screening measures. In addition to mandatory face protection and social distancing, voters’ temperatures were taken, hands covered in sanitizer, and given new gloves for their sanitized hands. Those with a fever voted in a secluded area and those with mild Covid-19 symptoms could vote by hospitals. Those in quarantine had one hour to vote after everyone else and needed to report to officials when home. It’s impossible to erase all risks, but many voters report the steps taken increased their security.

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Can Michelle Lujan Grisham Save New Mexico?

Jake Bullinger

April 17, 2020 |

Bitterroot |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Mexico

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was quick to start implementing measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, prior to the state reporting any cases. Although it's yet to be seen what the long term impact will be, her use of "utilizing post-9/11 emergency authorizations to stem the pandemic in the absence of federal directives" such as issuing a stay-at-home order and waiving red tape that prevented people from accessing unemployment benefits and food stamps, have so far received recognition as possibly slowing the spread.

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How San Francisco's Chinatown Got Ahead of the Coronavirus

Alyson Stamos Meiying Wu

April 17, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

An informal awareness campaign led by Chinese Hospital in San Francisco's Chinatown has played a prominent role in helping to keep the spread of COVID-19 cases to a minimal in the community. Working with local health officials and using the city’s Chinese-language media, the hospital and community leaders implemented proactive protocols that included widespread mask-wearing and business closures. Although tourism and business revenue has significantly decreased, the community has been able to avoid outbreaks.

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How India's Kerala state 'flattened the curve'

Soutik Biswas

April 16, 2020 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Chengala, Kerala

The state of Kerala, India has been particularly effective in their fight against COVID-19. Kerala happens to have a grassroots democracy with community leaders and the consent of the people, as well as a decentralized health care system. These factors contributed to their other tactics, which include free lunches, a local helpline, and 28-day quarantines. Their efforts have paid off thus far—low mortality rates and high recovery rates—but the fight is not over.

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As governments fumbled their coronavirus response, these four got it right. Here's how.

Angela Dewan Henrik Pettersson Natalie Croker

April 16, 2020 |

CNN |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, we’re also learning lessons from one another. For instance, Taiwan’s ability to have a designated Central Epidemic Command Center helped to coordinate a comprehensive response and keep their numbers low, and Iceland immediately partnered with a private company to scale their testing design. Germany built out their hospital capacity, which can now handle 10x what it needs, and South Korea developed over 500 testing stations around the country.

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Need Help With Covid-19 Tech? This Nonprofit Connects Volunteers with Governments

Kate Elizabeth Queram

April 15, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

As the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the strain on governments to acquire more physical resources like personal protective equipment, state and local governments have also been faced with a growing need for tech resources to track data and develop platforms to share that data. Fortunately, scores of tech-savvy volunteers are lining up to help these governments, and a non-profit called U.S. Digital Response is pairing volunteers with governments.

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