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Alkohol ist auch eine Lösung

Michaela Haas

April 02, 2020 |

Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Eine US-Firma hat ein neuartiges Verfahren entwickelt, um aus Kohlendioxid Alkohol herzustellen. Wegen Corona wurde nun aber die Produktion umgestellt – von Wodka zu Desinfektionsmittel.

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Dépister le virus: comment l'Allemagne réussit à tester cinq fois plus qu'en France

Rachel Knaebel

April 02, 2020 |

Basta Mag |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

A titre de comparaison avec la France, l'Allemagne a développé rapidement une meilleure capacité de dépistage de sa population. Ce succès relatif provient en partie d'une coordination efficace entre le gouvernment et certaines entreprises pharmaceutiques solicitées pour la création de tests.

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In life's last moments, U.S. clergy minister to the sick and dying via FaceTime and Zoom

Julie Zauzmer

April 02, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As more individuals are hospitalized and in critical condition from COVID19, religious leaders are finding unique ways to connect. While the norm may be to be at bedsides, in this unprecedented time where that isn’t possible, chaplains, rabbis, and priests are using FaceTime and texting to connect with members of their communities and offer prayer and blessings.

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How South Korea Solved Its Face Mask Shortage

E. Tammy Kim

April 01, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea

To combat a shortage of protective masks caused by the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the South Korea government implemented "significant market interventions." The government began purchasing masks from manufacturers, allocating a certain number primarily to pharmacies to distribute, and informed the public that they were to "buy two masks per week on an assigned weekday, depending on their year of birth."

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Covid-19 Changed How the World Does Science, Together

Matt Apuzzo David D. Kirkpatrick

April 01, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

While most other scientific research around the world has come to a halt, coronavirus research is flourishing as a global collaboration of scientists focuses on understanding the virus and finding a vaccine. Competition among scientists and countries is still fervent, but information is being shared across labs and borders more urgently and quickly than before.

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Des plates-formes assurent le suivi des malades infectés par le coronavirus à domicile

Perrine Mouterde

April 01, 2020 |

Le Monde |

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Response Location: France, Paris

En France, la plate-forme Covidom, comme l’application Covid AP-HM, permettent un suivi quotidien et automatisé des malades atteints du coronavirus mais ne nécessitant pas d’hospitalisation.

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How Taiwan has become a COVID-19 success story

Nick Schifrin

April 01, 2020 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan was expected to be inundated with COVID-19 cases, but that never happened at least in part due to the swift and aggressive actions enacted by the government. Integral to the approach was enhanced transparency from the government, which included text messages to those who were quarantined, as well as using lessons learned from the SARS outbreak.

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Bethel dental clinic catalyzes community mask-making effort

Katie Basile Anna Rose MacArthur

March 31, 2020 |

Alaska Public Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Bethel, Alaska

When a dental clinic in Alaska had to suspend elective procedures due to the spread of the coronavirus, the clinic turned their efforts into repurposing their medical-grade material – usually used for sterilized medical and surgical instruments – into surgical masks for hospital workers. The idea has gained attention, and now community members who want to help are provided mask-making kits from the clinic.

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STAT's guide to how hospitals are using AI to fight Covid-19

Casey Ross Rebecca Robbins Erin Brodwin

March 31, 2020 |

STAT |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A variety of AI tools are being used by the healthcare industry to try to identify cases of coronavirus. Although it's not yet clear which will be most successful in doing so, tools such as automated chatboxes, algorithms to identify at-risk people, and the use of modeling and projections are all being piloted to help aid hospitals, clinicians, and patients.

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How Henrico firefighters respond to COVID-19 nursing home calls

Melissa Hipolit

March 31, 2020 |

WTVR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Henrico County, Virginia

When Henrico County Fire Department began to respond to calls for people exhibiting signs of coronavirus, they began utilizing recommendations of how best to stay safe. Although restrictive, this new playbook helps emergency responders stay safe by "limiting the number of responders that go into a facility" and encourages nursing homes to bring patients "as close to the ambulance entrance as possible."

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