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How South Korea Solved Its Acute Hospital-Bed Shortage

Dasl Yoon

March 22, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

In order to reduce the mortality rate from the coronavirus pandemic as much as possible, medical centers and the government in South Korea reserved beds only for the most ill, while others were quarantined in supervised dorms. To dictate where and how someone would be treated, they were assigned into a category of asymptomatic, mild, severe, or critical, which helped prioritize those that actually needed hospitalization.

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Cuyahoga County ‘disease detectives,' CWRU medical students track coronavirus in one of Ohio's hotspots

Rachel Dissell, Ginger Christ

March 22, 2020 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Cuyahoga County enlists medical students and residents to help the overwhelmed city health staff tackle the coronavirus chaos. Among other administrative tasks, students interview patients who have tested positive for coronavirus, noting their symptoms and underlying health issues to provide data and patterns to county health officials.

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Online bot created by CDC provides triage for coronavirus testing

Susannah Cullinane

March 22, 2020 |

KOAT-TV |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

To reduce the number of people being tested unnecessarily for coronavirus, the CDC has introduced an online bot that helps people determine the severity of their symptoms. Because the United States has a limited supply of tests and medical equipment currently available, the goal of the bot is to prioritize tests for those who need them most.

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Italy, Pandemic's New Epicenter, Has Lessons for the World

Jason Horowitz, Elisabetta Povoledo

March 21, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Italy, Rome

In learning what could best work to contain the coronavirus, Italy is offering lessons to other countries in what has failed to work there. Dubbed the new "epicenter of a shifting pandemic" after reporting the highest death count, countries are learning that rapid and early intervention that is communicated clearly is a key component to slowing the spread.

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UC Davis Medical Center unveils own coronavirus rapid testing

Marlei Martinez

March 20, 2020 |

KCRA-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The UC Davis Medical Center in California is piloting an internal rapid test to more efficiently detect coronavirus. Although it is still in its early stages, the development is allowing the medical professionals to test 20 critically ill people per day and get results in-house, rather than taking crucial time to send the test to an external laboratory.

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Understanding what works: How some countries are beating back the coronavirus

Helen Branswell

March 20, 2020 |

STAT |

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Response Location: Singapore

As countries continue to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic, "non-pharmaceutical initiatives" are showing promise as a means to slow the spread. Countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan – all of which enacted travel restrictions, quarantine methods, and social distancing protocols early – have been able to slow the rate of transmission to some degree.

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In Gomel, a Home With Heart

Eugenia Dolgaya

March 20, 2020 |

Transitions Online |

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Response Location: Belarus, Gomel

A residential home for disabled children in Gomel, Belarus is setting an example for similar facilities by changing the model of care. Designed with the goal of reuniting the children with their families, the facility uses a model of education that aims to support, not substitute families while still emphasizing a "family atmosphere."

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Inmates Released, Deputies Get COVID-19 Gear

Sheena Elzie

March 20, 2020 |

Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hamilton, Ohio

In Butler County, Ohio, law enforcement and jails are adapting quickly as the COVID19 pandemic continues on. They’re working with courts and judges to allow low-level and non-violent offenders to be released and have stopped allowing visitations. Officers also get full protective gear for responding to possible coronavirus cases, although many reports have been taken over the phone lately, instead of in person.

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Coronavirus : comment la Vénétie parvient à ralentir les progrès de l'épidémie

Jérôme Gautheret

March 20, 2020 |

Le Monde |

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Response Location: Italy, Veneto

Dès le premier décès lié au coronavirus, la petite ville de Vo’Euganeo décide de confiner l'ensemble de la population. Chaque habitant est testé et isolé lorsque le résultat s'avère positif. Cette méthode de dépistage permet de réduire le nombre de cas de manière drastique.

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Crowdsourcing to Fight a Pandemic

Maia Jachimowicz, Zachary Markovits

March 20, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

To address those that have been specifically impacted by economic crash due to coronavirus and to slow the spread, cities across the United States are enacting comprehensive measures to help. From a halt on all utility shutoffs to releasing inmates who have nearly completed their sentences or are being held pretrial on cash bail, local governments across the nation are looking for ways to address how the pandemic is impacting the most vulnerable.

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