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Dentists, orthodontists and teachers team up to build better face mask for first responders

Doug Evans

April 02, 2020 |

WAGA-TV |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Dentists, students, and community members in a Georgia county are joining forces to design and produce face masks for the first responders, who are more likely than others to be exposed to coronavirus. “It's not FDA approved and has not gone through extensive testing," one doctor said. "But it is better than a cloth or paper mask."

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Sports equipment manufacturer releases face shield design so others can pivot to medical supply

Dave Eisenstadter

April 01, 2020 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Exeter, New Hampshire

A sports safety equipment producer in New Hampshire shifted to producing personal protective equipment when the coronavirus pandemic caused a shortage for medical professionals. After working with a nurse practitioner to design the face shields, the company created an assembly line, while maintaining social distancing, that has been able to produce 6,000 masks per day. They have also made their design public so other production facilities can pivot to PPE production.

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A Simple Mask

Tomáš Brolík Petr Horký Jiří Nádoba

April 01, 2020 |

Respekt |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, a seamstress named Michaela Moudra encouraged people across the country to meet their nation's acute need for face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission. From her Facebook group Czechia Sews Face Masks, which now has tens of thousands of members, Moudra inspired hundreds to start sewing masks.

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USC community uses 3D printing to combat medical equipment shortage during COVID-19 pandemic

Karen Wang Olivia Novato Alexander Song

April 01, 2020 |

USC Annenberg Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Hospitals throughout the United States are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, but communities are trying to help fill the gap. One solution being piloted at universities such as USC is the use of 3D printers to create 3D-printed masks as back-ups at healthcare facilities.

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Zimbabwe's universities are manufacturing masks, gloves and hand sanitizers to beat coronavirus

Farai Shawn Matiashe

April 01, 2020 |

Quartz Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

To combat the shortage of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government in Zimbabwe is asking universities "with engineering and technology capacity," to help with production. The universities are able to make up to 2,000 protective masks per day as well as manufacture hand sanitizer that meet the standards set forth by the World Health Organization.

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Statewide makerspace network collaborates on COVID-19 mask projects

Meghan Pierce

April 01, 2020 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Makerspaces, collaborative community-operated workspaces, across New Hampshire have started using 3D printers to make masks for healthcare workers. Using mostly donated supplies, members printed and assembled protective face shields for health-care workers, sending 150 to a hospital in Manchester and planning on making 1,000 a week. The main limitation is that 3D printer is slow, but volunteers throughout the state with 3D printers have offered to help.

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How South Korea Solved Its Face Mask Shortage

E. Tammy Kim

April 01, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea

To combat a shortage of protective masks caused by the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the South Korea government implemented "significant market interventions." The government began purchasing masks from manufacturers, allocating a certain number primarily to pharmacies to distribute, and informed the public that they were to "buy two masks per week on an assigned weekday, depending on their year of birth."

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Holmes County manufacturers partner with Amish to produce protective equipment

Kevin Lynch

March 31, 2020 |

The Daily Record |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Berlin, Ohio

While adhering to social distancing, seamstresses in Ohio's Amish County are producing medical protective gear to distribute to frontline workers in the region. The approach is also employing people who may be at risk of losing income as a result of the economic impacts of COVID-19.

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Allina Health's Tablet Stands Could Help Preserve PPE Supplies

John Lauritsen

March 31, 2020 |

WCCO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

In Minnesota, hospitals in the Allina Health system are using tablets and stands for doctors to speak with their patients in an effort to cut down on the need to use various kinds of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. With the tablets, doctors and nurses can virtually check in on patients nearby from the safety of a kiosk.

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Bethel dental clinic catalyzes community mask-making effort

Katie Basile Anna Rose MacArthur

March 31, 2020 |

Alaska Public Media |

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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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