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  • Gainesville Keeps Some Nature Parks Open, Citing Mental Health Reasons

    April 11, 2020 |

    WUFT-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Gainesville, Florida

    As a response to COVID-19, Florida closed its state parks, but in Gainesville, they’ve kept a number of city-owned ones open. Among those open is Sweetwater’s Nature Center, which cites the natural spaces as crucial for exercise and mental health. They’re taking precautions, though – adhering to added protections for workers who don’t feel comfortable working, frequent cleanings, and posting signs along the trail as social distance reminders.

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  • Prisons' Use of Solitary Confinement Explodes with the COVID-19 Pandemic, While Advocates Push for Alternatives

    April 10, 2020 |

    Solitary Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues on, prisons are having to figure out ways to keep it from spreading across inmate populations. A popular response has been cell lockdowns, drawing criticism from advocacy organizations and judges across the country. Being compared to solitary confinement, which takes extreme physical and mental tolls on individuals, groups like Amend, the Vera Institute, and the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture are offering alternative plans that are less punitive while still protecting those experiencing incarceration.

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  • 대기업의 노하우 전수로… 마스크 생산량 두 배로 늘려

    April 10, 2020 |

    동아일보 |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Jangseong

    갑작스런 수요 증가로 인해 한때 마스크 생산에 차질을 빚었던 중소기업들이 대기업들과의 긴밀한 협력을 통해 생산량을 원활히 늘릴 수 있었습니다.

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  • An Alachua County COVID-19 Portal Matches Volunteers With Those Needing Help

    April 10, 2020 |

    WUFT-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Alachua County, Florida

    The county of Alachua in Florida has created a centralized online portal that connects volunteers with those who need assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The portal also expands access to who has been able to volunteer thus far, allowing those who may be more vulnerable due to underlying health conditions to take opportunities that can be fulfilled from home.

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  • 'We're still trying to keep going': Companies change business model to keep staff employed during coronavirus

    April 10, 2020 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

    To replace lost business and keep their employees on staff, Tasmanian businesses quickly diversified into new product lines to meet COVID-19-related demand. A camera accessories firm that saw nearly all of its sales to the film and TV industries dry up became a manufacturer of face shields. A plastic manufacturer increased its business by turning out acrylic counter-top protective screens. And a whiskey distillery began producing 2,000 liters of hand sanitizer per week.

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  • Und sie tanzen trotzdem

    April 10, 2020 |

    Zeit Online |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Die Schließungen wegen Corona bedrohen die Ausgehkultur existenziell. Die Berliner Clubs senden dagegen mit Livestreams an, um auf die prekäre Lage aufmerksam zu machen und um zumindest etwas Geld zu verdienen. Über fünf Millionen Abrufe hatten die Streams bis Ende März, rund 370.000 Euro wurden an Spenden bislang eingeworben.

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  • 건반 소독 독주곡, 잠옷 협연…예술, 코로나를 넘어서다

    April 10, 2020 |

    중앙일보 |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    문화예술계에서도 '집콕'을 달래기 위한 각종 아이디어들이 만발합니다. 미국의 한 음악교사는 '소독 티슈 위한 연습곡'을, 한국예술종합학교 음악원 교수들은 영화 '기생충'을 패러디한 온라인 개강 공지를 제작하는 등 '코로나 아트'가 인기입니다.

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  • Elimination: what New Zealand's coronavirus response can teach the world

    April 10, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    Adopting vigorous public health interventions early on is key when aiming for elimination over mitigation. In contrast to many countries mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic by “flattening the curve,” New Zealand’s early lockdowns and travel restrictions characterized a strategy of early elimination. Despite economic costs, New Zealand focused on eliminating nearly all chains of transmission.

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  • Greece Shows How to Handle the Crisis

    April 10, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Greece, Athens

    The speed of the response matters in mitigating the public health impact of a pandemic. Greece, which acted to restrict non-essential movement faster than countries like Spain and Italy, has sufewera fewer cases of COVID-19. Alongside enacting containment policies only days after its first cases, Greece has been able to prepare its emergency medical system by recruiting additional doctors and staff.

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  • The Ute Mountain Ute tribe has turned its casino into a food distribution hub

    April 10, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, United States, Towaoc, Colorado

    The Ute Mountain Ute people have enacted a number of COVID-19 preventative measures for the tribe. These include implementing a curfew, transforming their casino into a food distribution hub and lodging for first responders, and regularly visiting elders to ensure needs are being met. After transforming the casino, 650 of the tribe’s 2,100 enrolled members signed up to receive assistance.

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