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  • 1.2 million subscribers: How Reddit's coronavirus community became a destination

    March 18, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States

    A group of researchers of infectious diseases, virologists, computer scientists, doctors, and nurses have taken to moderating a community coronavirus message board on Reddit to help spread awareness and decrease information around the pandemic. From fact-checking to alerting of breaking news, these volunteers are helping to more efficiently get valid information to those in the online community, while incentivizing the sharing of valuable information via the platform's system of upvotes.

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  • Elderly get ‘exclusive hour' in Australian supermarkets

    March 18, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Australia

    Many supermarkets spend most days overcrowded and rapidly out of stock due to the coronavirus crisis, so the major grocery retailer in Australia designated the first hour of business to serving seniors and the disabled. Although there's no guarantee that all items will have been restocked, the dedicated time allows this at-risk population to have a better chance at obtaining the necessities.

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  • In Kenya slums, community leaders step up to coronavirus challenge

    March 18, 2020 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    In Kibera, an informal settle in Nairobi, Kenya with little access to clean water, community organizations are setting up handwashing stations and deploying teams of volunteers to educate people about the spread of COVID-19. One organization called Shining Hope for Communities is addressing a lack of service for Kibera's half a million people.

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  • Idaho Hunger Relief Organizations Adapt To Meet Increased Demand During Coronavirus

    March 18, 2020 |

    Boise State Public Radio (KBSX) |

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    Response Location: United States, Boise, Idaho

    Food pantries in Idaho have successfully adapted to a higher demand while abiding by the new social distance norms. Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, the pantry was set up like a grocery store and individuals browsed the shelves for whatever they needed. Volunteers now bring out pre-packaged meals to cars. Other food distribution organizations have begun making house calls to drop off essentials and perform wellness checks for senior citizens who feel safer in their own homes. The new procedures require more volunteers and more work but have so far been successful.

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  • ‘This is like having a fire, but having it almost every day:' Sunnyvale agency responds amid Bay Area coronavirus outbreak

    March 18, 2020 |

    San Jose Mercury News (The Mercury News) |

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    Response Location: United States, Sunnyvale, California

    Sunnyvale Community Services in California is staffed by volunteers – such as older residents and community and corporate groups – but the coronavirus outbreak has forced many to stay home, so City of Sunnyvale staff are helping to address the gap. The agency, which helps deliver resources to those in need, is using the newfound volunteers to help with their weekly food distribution efforts.

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  • Engineers 3D-print patented valves for free to save coronavirus patients in Italy

    March 18, 2020 |

    Global News |

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    Response Location: Italy, Brescia

    When a hospital in Italy ran the risk of running out of a medical valve that was necessary to help treat patients suffering from COVID-19, an engineering company stepped in to fill the gap by 3D printing the valve. Choosing "patients over patents," the company was able to mass produce 100 valves – at a fraction of the cost of a regular valve – which have already helped at least 10 patients.

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  • South Korea's coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Unlike the United States, South Korea has seen rapid success in slowing the spread of coronavirus by implementing widespread testing protocols and increasing transparency. Instead of government officials giving updates, public health experts report to the public while throughout the nation pop-up and drive-through testing sites allow for mass-scale testing, all offered free of charge to citizens.

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  • What Cities Are Doing to Stall Evictions and Foreclosures

    March 17, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    #StayAtHome has become a common hashtag in the fight against coronavirus. For those facing homelessness or evictions, this mantra is harder to follow. Cities are introducing new legislation to temporarily ban evictions and utility shutoffs.

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  • Tracking the Coronavirus: How Crowded Asian Cities Tackled an Epidemic

    March 17, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore among several other countries have been able to contain coronavirus by working to stay ahead of the spread, rather than confront the spread as it happens. Using strategies – some partially built after learning from failure during the SARS outbreak – such as rigorous contact tracing to determine who may have come into contact with an infected individual, these countries have shown, "early intervention is key."

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  • How Vietnam Learned From China's Coronavirus Mistakes

    March 17, 2020 |

    The Diplomat |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    China has seen success in containing the coronavirus through strict governmental oversight but when the virus made its way to Vietnam – a country with similar rule – the government enacted more transparent approaches and relied on social networks to mitigate the spread. Although it is yet to be seen if one methodology was superior to the other, Vietnam's strategy of accountability and transparency has "proved to be effective and furnished positive results."

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