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

Michael Russell

March 27, 2020 |

Oregon Live |

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800-1500 Words

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

Maike Frye

March 27, 2020 |

jetzt |

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800-1500 Words

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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How some cities ‘flattened the curve' during the 1918 flu pandemic

Nina Strochlic

March 27, 2020 |

National Geographic |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

What can the 1918 Spanish Flu teach us about how we can effectively respond to the 2020 coronavirus? Researchers are comparing the death rates during the Spanish Flu in different U.S. cities to see which governments' methods were most effective at flattening the curve.

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

Sam Gringlas

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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Global lessons for Santa Cruz in the COVID-19 response

Kara Meyberg Guzman, Stephen Baxter

March 26, 2020 |

Santa Cruz Local |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santa Cruz, California

Cities and states throughout the U.S. are in forms of lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic, including Santa Cruz County in California. Although this practice is one way to mitigate the spread, institutions in Santa Cruz are looking to other countries that have have seen success with a "test-trace-quarantine model."

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How robots helped protect doctors from coronavirus

Lilly Smith

March 26, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China, Hubei Province

To keep the doctor-patient contact at a minimum during the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals in China and Thailand are using human-like robots to perform basic medical tasks. The use of robots doesn't just help to keep doctors safer, it also helps to relieve them of their overburdened workload.

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Engineers Made a DIY Face Shield. Now It's Helping Doctors

Tom Simonite

March 26, 2020 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

A group of engineers in Madison, Wisconsin designed a face shield using materials and machines that were capable of producing mass quantities of the shields for hospitals. The design is now open-source and accessible to anyone on the web. They have since sent more than 1,000 face shields to the local hospital, and Ford has even picked up the design, pledging to produce more than 75,000 shields to be sent to hospitals in Detroit.

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To address the homelessness crisis, some cities look to formal camps. Should ours?

Peter Rice

March 26, 2020 |

Downtown Albuquerque News |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A growing number of cities are creating formal camps to mitigate housing problems for those experiencing homelessness. The camps feature basic accommodations such as a three-walled structure under which a tent can be pitched - partly protected from cold, rain, and wind. The major draw is the around-the-clock security patrols in addition to portable bathrooms, trash collection, and on-site kitchen. The camps can also provide a place where people can leave their things while working temp jobs.

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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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How South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting Everything Down

Jason Beaubien

March 26, 2020 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong have all acted in ways that show it is possible to effectively manage the COVID-19 outbreak without shutting down an entire country. The common thread may be that all three countries have dealt with previous coronaviruses: MERS and SARS. This helped them start testing early, limit travel effectively, and track movement and subsequently quarantine people who came into contact with the virus - thus limiting the spread and keeping infected numbers relatively low.

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