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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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German village has communal approach to lessen community spread of COVID-19

Noah Jones

March 31, 2020 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Germany, Eschwege

A village in Germany has implemented a local hotline for at-risk community members to use if they need help obtaining essentials during the coronavirus pandemic. The group of volunteers managing the hotline work under the guidance of a doctor to make sure they're reducing risk to themselves and those they're serving.

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Covid-19: Virus-stricken cities go digital to boost solidarity, wellbeing

Sophie Davies Beh Lih Yi Umberto Bacchi

March 31, 2020 |

The Star Malaysia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain

Within weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak in cities around the world, online communities flourished as places people used to combat feelings of isolation and to promote community spirits. Virtual parties, educational seminars, and online cultural events connected people across borders and within neighborhoods. In Spain, an early virus hotspot, Nextdoor users created 10 times more neighborhood groups than usual. In Berlin, the city’s vibrant nightlife went digital with about 250 clubs combining to livestream DJ sets every evening.

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Locals 3-D print emergency personal protective equipment

Abbe Hamilton

March 30, 2020 |

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Peterborough, New Hampshire

In response to a request from a local hospital, a Peterborough resident began using his 3-D printer to print face masks and clear plastic face shields to help protect frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Although supplies are limited, some "makerspaces" are collaborating on the process and sharing materials and designs to keep operations running.

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States swap COVID-19 test supplies to fight shortage

Jeremy Turley Jeremy Fugleberg

March 30, 2020 |

Inforum |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Facing a supply shortage, North Dakota and South Dakota arranged a no-cost swap of needed COVID19 testing supplies. Both states are part of the Northern Plains Consortium, made up of five states’ public health lab workers in an ongoing effort to collaborate and learn from one another. And those relationships paid off when the Dakotas needed to cooperate to share supplies in order to test their residents.

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Quilters sew hundreds of face mask covers for first responders

Shelby Miller

March 30, 2020 |

KIRO-TV |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

In Olympia, Washington, the local Washington Stars Quilt Guild is hard at work sewing protective face coverings and masks for first responders and frontline health workers in need. The face masks are intended to protect the exterior of the high demand N95 masks.

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Retired nurses, health care providers volunteer to support front-line workers in NH, Vt.

Nora Doyle-Burr

March 28, 2020 |

Valley News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlestown, New Hampshire

After the New Hampshire Nurses Association sent out a survey to the state's retired nurses, hundreds of them volunteered to address the state's healthcare worker shortfall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The reserves will address a growing need, as well as relieve the already overstretched frontline healthcare workers fighting the pandemic.

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Chicago Distillers Build a Vigilante Hand Sanitizer Industry

Ghazala Irshad

March 26, 2020 |

Chicago Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Many Chicago distilleries are utilizing their abundance of high-proof alcohol to create hand sanitizer to fill a gap in the market due to the coronavirus pandemic. While a portion of the product is being donated to first responders and frontline workers, this new business endeavor is also helping distillery owners keep their employees on payroll and their businesses open.

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How Carnicerias, Liquor Stores, Tienditas And Latino Supermarkets Are Feeding Their Neighborhoods

Erick Galindo

March 26, 2020 |

LAist |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Local staples in Latino neighborhoods like carnicerias, liquor stores, tienditas, and gas stations are standing strong on the front line to continue to provide essentials people need during the coronavirus. As other supermarkets are ransacked, these businesses make sure to remain well-stocked with policies that limit the number of items and customers. Locals testify to the importance of having a corner store that anchors the community together during this crisis.

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As more Mass. first responders test positive for COVID-19, police and fire departments lean on each other to maintain services

Scott J. Croteau

March 26, 2020 |

MassLive |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

As communities work to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the risk for emergency responders to contract the illness is high; but in Massachusetts, departments are putting new practices and plans into place to address this. From changing the way police respond to calls, to creating a backfill system if or when officers are quarantined, the departments are working to keep both their responders and their communities healthy.

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