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Here's how doctors are monitoring more than 350 Delaware coronavirus patients virtually

Brittany Horn

April 03, 2020 |

The News Journal (Delaware Online) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Delaware

In Delaware, doctors have turned to telehealth amidst the COVID19 pandemic to treat patients safely and remotely. Using systems called ChristianaCare and CarVio, doctors are monitoring more than 350 coronavirus-positive patients, reaching out to them up to four times daily. The platforms are also being used for individuals without COVID19, who need to see a doctor for other reasons, but don’t want to risk visiting in person.

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Brazil's Favelas Aren't Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

Isabela Dias

April 02, 2020 |

Slate |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Community organizers are stepping in to help disseminate vital public health information to underserved communities. In Brazil, social organizers like the those behind Our Mothers’ Lives, an organization advocating for paid leave for domestic workers during the COVID-19 crisis, and local journalists, who debunk myths via podcasts like Manda Notícias (Send the News), have taken an important role in conveying public health messages to Brazil’s favela communities. These communicators utilize social media, as well as audio messaging campaigns, handouts, and reporting to inform the communities they serve.

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California Health Corps recruits retired and international medical professionals to fight COVID-19

Jonathan Bastian Chery Glaser

April 02, 2020 |

KCRW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

California is working to increase the number of health care providers by implementing a new program that aims to recruit unemployed, under-employed, newly graduated, and retired medical workers to help provide relief to hospitals overwhelmed with coronavirus cases. Already, 25,000 people have signed up for the program, and medical profressionals hope to recruit even more, including those who have been trained oversees.

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Corona: 3-D-Drucker gegen medizinische Engpässe

Sharon Welzel

April 02, 2020 |

NDR Info |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Italy, Brescia, Lomardy

In der italienischen Provinz Brescia hat eine Initiative dazu geführt, dass Teile aus dem 3-D-Drucker in Beatmungsgeräten zum Einsatz kommen, weil medizinisches Equipment knapp wird. Die Druckanleitungen sind Open-Source. Darum haben auch deutsche Unternehmen angekündigt, ihre Drucker dafür einsetzen zu wollen – zunächst müssen aber Copyrights und Patente geprüft werden.

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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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초기대응 빨랐던 대구…뉴욕·베르가모와는 달랐다

오경묵

April 02, 2020 |

한국경제 |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

대구는 코로나19의 국내 확산 중심지였음에도, 발빠른 민관협력, 적극적 초기대응 덕분에 국제사회가 주목하는 방역모델이 되었습니다.

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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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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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