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  • How Taiwan has become a COVID-19 success story

    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

    March 31, 2020 |

    Alaska Public Media |

    Text |

    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

    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

    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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  • These Philly doctors have COVID-19, but they're still treating patients — virtually

    March 30, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia medical centers had to pivot their services in response to COVID-19, turning to telehealth to screen patients who think they’re experiencing symptoms. That pivot took some adjusting – having to hire and train staff in the technology and process and scaling their services to meet the massive spike in online appointments. Doing so has let places like Jefferson Health and Penn Medicine see close to 10x the patients they usually see.

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  • Restrictions Are Slowing Coronavirus Infections, New Data Suggest

    March 30, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Kinsa thermometers connect wirelessly to a central database that has been used to track fevers across the United States during the COVID19 pandemic. The data that has been collected has shown that strict orders like business closures and stay-at-home restrictions are working. With public health measures that seek prevention rather than treatment, proof of success can be hard to identify, but these thermometers and their tracking are doing it.

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  • Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation

    March 30, 2020 |

    Politico |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    As the coronavirus outbreak began to show signs of spreading the United States, six counties in the Bay Area of California quickly instituted stay at home and shelter-in-place orders. Although the virus is still spreading in much of the country, the early and aggressive measures taken in this region are believed to have contributed to the lower-than-expected caseload reported by hospitals in these counties.

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  • Coronavirus: Is Bay Area social distancing lockdown working? Some see progress

    March 30, 2020 |

    San Jose Mercury News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    As California’s Bay Area is weeks into its shelter-in-place order – the first in the nation – experts are seeing indications that it’s working in the fight against COVID19, but at the same time needs to continue. Health officials are seeing signs that the increase of cases could be flattening, which was the goal of social distancing, and has been giving the area more time to prepare for a spike, which other experts say is inevitable. Either way, the stay-at-home mandate is helping reduce strain on the healthcare system.

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  • [밀착카메라] 검체 채취까지 5분…워킹스루 진료소 가보니

    March 30, 2020 |

    JTBC 뉴스 |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: South Korea, Incheon

    인천공항을 통해 입국하는 외국인들을 빠르고 효율적으로 검사하기 위해 공항 한 켠에 워킹스루 진료소가 설치되었습니다. 이에 더해 자가진단앱과 이동자 분리 등을 통한 신뢰도 높은 검역 시스템이 해외입국자들의 호응을 얻고 있습니다.

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  • Technology To Clean And Reuse PPE Is Being Deployed To Hotspot Hospitals

    March 30, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    As the fight against COVID-19 continues, Ohio-based Battelle labs has created the Critical Care Decontamination System that can clean as many as 80,000 of personal protective equipment at once. The system, which was fast-tracked by the FDA for approval, is modular and scalable, so it can be shipped to locations around the country.

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