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  • Separating fact from deadly fiction: the London team factchecking the coronavirus

    March 27, 2020 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    In the midst of a pandemic, access to accurate information can literally be a matter of life and death. To ensure this access one UK charity called Full Fact has rapidly increased their capacity to meet the monumental information challenge posed by COVID-19. With an epidemiologist on their team, Full Fact conducts extensive research and interviews with experts, presenting the information clearly and without bias or sensationalism.

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  • Portland chefs team up to feed nearly 500 homeless people daily at new county shelters

    March 27, 2020 |

    Oregon Live |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A growing countywide effort in Oregon is serving as somewhat of a lifeline for restaurants threatened by coronavirus closures. Businesses are keeping on or rehiring some of their employees to make food for individuals experiencing homelessness.

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  • Wie Schwangere während Corona im Netz Hilfe finden

    March 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Online-Sprechstunden, Facebookgruppen, Instagram-Tagebücher unterstützen unsichere schwangere Frauen in Zeiten, in denen der persönliche Ausstausch fehlt. Die Zahl der Follower: steigend.

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  • Makers are rushing to fight coronavirus with 3D printed face shields and test swabs

    March 27, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Across the country, 3D manufacturers sprang into action in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to create a medical supply chain to fill gaps in hospitals' access to needed products like face shields and nasal swabs. Through networking and crowdsourcing, small manufacturers with 3D printers linked with shipping and product assembly teams that formed to meet the emergency need. The focus was on products that did not need elaborate testing to be proven safe and effective.

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  • Bridgewater Studio produces emergency face shields for the City of Chicago

    March 27, 2020 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Personal protective gear is in short supply across the U.S., so many prototypes have been crafted to fill the gap. A design studio in Chicago has begun production on emergency face shields to help the city's first responders. A production line is already underway to produce 150,000 face shields by April 8th. The design is actually by Bednark Studio and approved by the New York State Department of Health, so the design is being replicated and adapted across the country.

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  • Coronavirus in Illinois: Small Clinics Struggle To Stay Open While Keeping Medical Staff Safe

    March 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    For smaller clinics in the midwest, taking extra precautions against COVID19 while still serving patients has led to creative solutions. For the Midwest Express Clinics, they’re keeping certain locations open for COVID19 patients, while directing others to different locations. For staff, they’re taking extra precautions with drive-up testing and additional personal protective equipment.

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  • When the State Shifted to E-learning, This Rural School Superintendent Shifted to the Copy Machine

    March 27, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Campbell Hill, Illinois

    Illinois’ rural Trico school district didn’t have access to remote learning technology, so they turned to paper. With closure as the response to COVID-19, teachers and administrators had to find ways to cope in a region that is lacking reliable internet connections. Teachers prepared and distributed weeks of schoolwork, with the goal of keeping students engaged but not stressing out parents at home.

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  • Taiwan's carrot-and-stick approach to virus fight wins praise, but strains showing

    March 27, 2020 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Taiwan has gained a reputation for its effective response to the coronavirus -- phone tracking keeps those wanting to disobey the rules in their homes and delivered stipends and goodie bags rewards those who stay inside. As more people travel to the country from other impacted nations, can this contract tracing and tracking approach be scaled up effectively?

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  • ‘We're Doing What We Can': How a Makeshift Network Is Filling in the Gaps with Medical Supplies

    March 27, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    To address a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, community members have begun to take on the task of producing face masks for medical professionals. From sewing masks to creating face shields with a 3D printer at a local library, communities are organizing and organizations are partnering to, at least temporarily, solve the problem.

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  • With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News

    March 27, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    Senior centers in Maryland are offering media literacy courses to discuss fact-checking and how to spot fake news stories online. A recent study by researchers at Princeton and NYU found that Facebook users over 65 are seven times more likely to post articles from fake news websites as are adults under 29, so digital literacy classes provide tools to help identify fake news sites. Many participants report feeling empowered by the class because they did not grow up online. Despite the interest, these courses are more difficult to integrate widely in senior centers than they would be in a school setting.

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