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  • ¿Puede la tecnología salvar una lengua?

    August 18, 2020 |

    El Ventanal |

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    Response Location: Peru

    Quechua Memes y Voces del Valle son unas una de las muchas iniciativas de América Latina para promocionar y revitalizar las lenguas indígenas a través de las redes sociales. Quechua Memes busca compartir y mantener vivo el Quechua, un lenguaje indigena de la region del Peru, mientras Voces del Valle se enfoca mas en promocionar el lenguaje Zapoteco, el cual es la lengua materna de personas indigenas en la region de Oaxaca, Mexico.

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  • Flu was all but eliminated in South Africa this year. Coronavirus is to thank.

    August 18, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    When South Africa's government implemented measures to protect its citizens from the spread of COVID-19, it also drastically reduced its flu cases down to 1 single case for its winter season as a side effect. Stringent mask requirements and complete school closures, along with a sharp increase in people getting flu vaccines, contributed to South Africa's record-low flu season, despite being one of the countries with the highest recorded cases of coronavirus.

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  • A secret hidden in centuries-old mud reveals a new way to save polluted rivers

    August 18, 2020 |

    Science Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

    Scientists have transformed a stream in Pennsylvania into a marshy waterway because of a restoration project that removed 22,000 tons of legacy sediment built up by colonial-era farming and logging. After removing meters of mud from the banks of Big Spring Run, native vegetation returned, which resulted in the storage of organic carbon tripling in the restored area and the amount of key pollutants in the stream sharply dropping. Similar restoration projects are being tried in other mid-Atlantic states.

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  • Transgender people, who often struggle to access basic healthcare, find safety and support at Summa's Pride Clinic

    August 18, 2020 |

    The Devil Strip |

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    Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

    Health care providers at Summa Health Pride Clinic in Akron, Ohio are transforming the way care is offered to trans and gender nonconforming people by working to reduce barriers that they often face. All staff undergo LGBTQ+ sensitivity training and the clinic is adorned with Pride flags – two parts of the clinic's overall "blueprint," which doctors say "can be duplicated anywhere in the country."

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  • Cleveland shelters work to protect homeless from COVID-19

    August 17, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Health officials and Cleveland homeless shelters are working together to prevent a coronavirus outbreak among those who are experiencing homelessness. Mass testing, separate areas for the already tested and those yet to be, and a focus on more equitably disseminating information have been key to helping the caseload stay low, although the shelters are facing limitations such as a slow turnaround time for test results.

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  • 700 residents, one COVID-19 case: How a senior living community keeps its distance from the virus

    August 17, 2020 |

    WAVY-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia Beach, Virginia

    A residential senior center prevented the spread of Covid-19, with just 1 of over 700 residents contracting the virus. In addition to social distancing, hand washing, and outdoor visiting areas, the facility's residents wear colored wristbands, green for those staying on campus and red for those who want to leave. Those who leave cannot use the common areas, gym, or dining area for 10 days after returning, and then are tested for Covid-19 before reintegrating. There are some tensions between the two groups, but federal and state infectious disease experts have called the facility a model for best practices.

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  • The Lobstermen of the Eastern Yucatán

    August 17, 2020 |

    Nexus Media News |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Maria Elena Bay

    A collective of fishers have adopted sustainable fishing practices to catch spiny lobsters in Maria Elena Bay in Mexico, while also protecting the species. To keep future lobster populations healthy, fishers will measure the tails of their catch and if it’s too small, they will toss them back to sea. Because of their efforts, lobster numbers have risen over the years, though they haven’t reached the levels seen in the 1980s.

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  • How Taiwan is battling coronavirus with tech, crowdsourced data and trust

    August 17, 2020 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Taiwan has recorder fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19, and it is largely due to the country's reliance on "digital platforms to keep the public updated about medical supply availability and to monitor the status of quarantining citizens." From strict quarantine protocols – that include both monetary incentives and consequences – to a crowdsourcing app that shows mask availability, technology is driving much of Taiwan's response.

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  • العثور على أطفال مفقودين: صفحة على فيسبوك "تبعث" الأمل في مصر

    August 17, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Egypt

    بفضل صفحة فيسبوك، عثر على أكثر من 2500 شخص مفقود من أصل سبعة آلاف بُلّغ عنهم، من مختلف الأعمار في مصر، وذلك من خلال مطابقة صور المفقودين بصور متسولين في الشوارع. بدأت الصفحة باستخدام التقنيات مفتوحة المصدر للتعرف على الوجه، وأصبح لديها شبكة كبيرة من المحامين والمعالجين والمعلمين لمساعدة المفقودين والعائلات للعيش مجددا مع بعضهم البعض.

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  • Como o SUS usa o WhatsApp para monitorar a covid-19 no Brasil

    August 16, 2020 |

    Nexo Jornal |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    O sistema público de saúde brasileiro começou a usar o WhatsApp para monitorar pacientes durante a pandemia de Covid-19. Uma pesquisa mostrou que o aplicativo é usado por 41% dos profissionais de saúde para fazer o monitoramento e fica atrás apenas das ligações telefônicas (78%).

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