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Hand Sanitizer Mini-Factories Popping Up Around Bay Area

Sam Lew

March 23, 2020 |

San Francisco Public Press |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

In the Bay Area of California, organizations are repurposing their work and personal spaces to act as DIY pop-up hand sanitizer factories during the coronavirus pandemic. From donating the product to homeless shelters to installing hand washing stations and hand sanitizer dispensers throughout cities, community members are taking an active role in trying to help contain the virus.

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Galion distillery creates hand sanitizer from high-proof alcohol

Brittany Schock

March 22, 2020 |

Richland Source |

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Response Location: United States, Galion, Ohio

Six months ago, a distillery in Ohio had the idea to start making hand sanitizer on-site, but because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the FDA changing regulations, the business has now fast-tracked the idea into reality. With only their first batch ready to donate, the distillery has already received over 1,000 requests for deliveries of the sanitizer.

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Por qué la solución tecnológica coreana es inviable ahora. Pero puede ser indispensable pronto

Jordi Pérez Colomé

March 22, 2020 |

El País |

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Response Location: South Korea

Este artículo enumera y explica las medidas con las cuales Corea del Sur logró contener el COVID-19. Son basadas en trazabilidad y testeo en masa, pero se fundamentan en tecnología: sobre todo en apps digitales privadas que ayudan a saber dónde están los casos y sus contactos, y recomiendan rutas aisladas a los usuarios para recorrer las ciudades.

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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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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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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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Inmates Released, Deputies Get COVID-19 Gear

Sheena Elzie

March 20, 2020 |

Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

Broadcast TV News |

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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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Crowdsourcing to Fight a Pandemic

Maia Jachimowicz, Zachary Markovits

March 20, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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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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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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