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  • How Two Local Businesses are Helping Increase Supply of Hand Sanitizer

    March 29, 2020 |

    Temple Update |

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    Response Location: United States, Norristown, Pennsylvania

    In Norristown, Pennsylvania, two local businesses--a distillery and a silly putty factory--have teams up to produce hundreds of gallons of hand sanitizer for nearby hospitals and residents. The two companies each put their distinct expertise to use to repurpose their factories and raw goods to pump out much-needed hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • What South Korea can teach Ireland about Covid-19 fight

    March 29, 2020 |

    Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Countries such as Ireland are looking to South Korea for lessons about best practices in containing the coronavirus outbreak. Much of South Korea's success, shaped by lessons learned from battling the MERS outbreak in 2003, comes from implementing the national infectious diseases control act that "allows for the government to track people, and for the tracking information to be posted online."

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  • Coronavirus is generating a surge of interest in voting by mail in the 2020 presidential election. It's not a panacea

    March 29, 2020 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    The Covid-19 pandemic has increased interest in and use of alternative voting methods in Florida. Among Democrats in the 2020 primary, where most of the primary action took place, voting by mail was up 33% from 2016 and early voting at regional sites was up 20%, while in-person voting on primary day was down about 25%. Offering voting alternatives is not a panacea, there are some drawbacks including a greater percentage of rejected ballots among certain demographic groups, however it can help ease concerns among voters about voting in person during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  • Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working

    March 29, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    After learning of the first cases of coronavirus that weren't contracted by direct exposure or from foreign travel, officials in Washington took quick and strict measures to start introducing social distancing, which may have helped slow the transmission. Although the hospitals are low on supplies, they have not yet been "overrun," indicating that modeling and widespread testing, along with limiting human-to-human interactions and gatherings, were all beneficial parts of the strategy to slow the spread.

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  • Sudden changes forcing business owners across the state to adapt – and quickly

    March 29, 2020 |

    Concord Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Businesses in New Hampshire are rapidly implementing virtual and no-contact services in order to stay open and retain employees during the coronavirus pandemic. Although there are limitations to the approaches, some are finding that they're attracting business from out-of-state consumers and clients that they weren't previously marketing to.

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  • 4 lessons the US should learn from Italy's coronavirus mistakes

    March 29, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: Italy

    Given the failure by both the United States and Italy to contain the coronavirus spread soon enough to forestall more extreme measures, the U.S. in the early weeks of its outbreak had much to learn from Italy's mistakes, and from its eventual successes. Among the most critical mistakes: not taking the spread of the virus seriously enough soon enough, and taking half-steps toward locking down hot spots. Italy's Veneto region modeled good practices, including extensive testing and tracing, keeping all but the most critical cases out of hospitals, and strict monitoring of front-line workers.

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  • Herzlich auf Distanz

    March 29, 2020 |

    Zeit Online |

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    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    In Hamburg möchten Tausende den Corona-Risikogruppen helfen. Doch es benötigt viel Koordination, um Hilfesuchende und Helfende zusammenzubringen. Und: klare Regeln.

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

    March 28, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    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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  • Oakland County program putting local restaurants to work preparing meals for homeless

    March 28, 2020 |

    Crain's Detroit Business |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Following other models across the U.S., in Michigan's Oakland County, homeless shelters and local restaurants are partnering to weather the coronavirus pandemic. The county is paying restaurants to cook meals for food-insecure community members.

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  • Lockdown living: how Europeans are avoiding going stir crazy

    March 28, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Italy

    As governments order lockdowns of cities and countries due to coronavirus concerns, many people are at risk for experiencing mental health issues such as loneliness and anxiety. To combat this, people are turning to telemedicine for counseling consultations and to keep in touch with loved ones, as well as activities such as exercise to improve moods.

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