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In Seoul, the Art World Gets Back to Business

Su-Hyun Lee Brett Sokol

April 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

The art world in Seoul is cautiously taking steps to reopening business following the COVID-19 quarantine. To keep safe, galleries are practicing the usual social distancing guidelines, wearing masks, and collecting contact information from visitors in order to contact trace if necessary. The art world is now in the process of figuring out how to adapt their business with the new normal brought by the coronavirus.

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As pandemic continues, community nursing effort looks to grow in the Upper Valley

Nora Doyle-Burr

April 25, 2020 |

Valley News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lebanon, Connecticut

In the New England region of the U.S., community nurses are working to fill a void in health care during the coronavirus pandemic for those who may require medical attention but do not need hospital care. As described by the co-director of the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project, "the last thing the health care system needs right now is a lot of people in the emergency room because there have been complications of their chronic diseases, or they’ve fallen or they have problems with their medications."

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Ramadan In The Age Of Coronavirus: Some Colorado Muslims View Isolation As An Opportunity To Grow In Their Faith

Hayley Sanchez

April 24, 2020 |

Colorado Public Radio |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

An Islamic organization called Downtown Denver’s Islamic Center is helping members of their community adjust to the quarantine and maintain their spiritual practice. All services and counseling has been moved online, and their preexisting food assistance program is still going on, albeit adjusted to accommodate for the shortage of volunteers during the quarantine. They even have many one-on-one phone calls with people to work through specific issues. It's not perfect, and they still want to do more, but for now they are serving a great spiritual and communal need.

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How San Francisco's Chinatown Avoided Covid-19 Panic

Devin Katayama Ericka Cruz Guevarra Alan Montecillo

April 24, 2020 |

KQED |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

It wasn't until first cases of coronavirus were recorded in the United States that San Francisco and other U.S. cities took action to mitigate the spread, but in Chinatown, precautions started much earlier and the preparations seem to have worked. With only three recorded cases in Chinatown, the residents credit trust in authorities, community-driven communications, heightened hygiene practices, and the local Chinese Hospital, "which has strong ties to the community it serves."

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South Korea Offers a Lesson in Best Practices

Victor Cha

April 21, 2020 |

Foreign Affairs |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea

South Korea's national government took quick action and implemented sweeping policy changes that have helped the country better control the spread of Covid-19. Contact tracing and democratizing the creation of testing supplies were two key aspects, but a major influencer was how quickly the country set these actions into motion by centralizing their approach.

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The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis

Angela Hart Anna Maria Barry-Jester

April 21, 2020 |

Kaiser Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

An alliance born out of the AIDS epidemic, now known as the Association of Bay Area Health Officials, has been a key factor in the effort to contain Covid-19 in Northern California. Proactive planning and unified messaging helped the "close-knit relationship among the 13 health officers" react quickly and aggressively once the pandemic became a reality in the region. Compared to other regions, the hospitals in this region have yet to experience an influx of patients.

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Special Olympics NY goes virtual for 50th anniversary

Marian Hetherly

April 20, 2020 |

WBFO |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York

The Special Olympics turned 50 in 2020, but the pandemic has put a damper on their original birthday plans. People with intellectual and physical differences who participate rely on the games for social connection, so many are suffering from the social quarantine. To make up for it, the Special Olympics has moved online—creating an online fitness video series with the WWE. The program, called School of Strength, features exercises and even downloadable interactive toolkits for coaches and caregivers. After initial hurdles, they are now going live twice a week and posting new content daily.

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How San Francisco's Chinatown Got Ahead of the Coronavirus

Alyson Stamos Meiying Wu

April 17, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

An informal awareness campaign led by Chinese Hospital in San Francisco's Chinatown has played a prominent role in helping to keep the spread of COVID-19 cases to a minimal in the community. Working with local health officials and using the city’s Chinese-language media, the hospital and community leaders implemented proactive protocols that included widespread mask-wearing and business closures. Although tourism and business revenue has significantly decreased, the community has been able to avoid outbreaks.

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Seoul's Radical Experiment in Digital Contact Tracing

Max S. Kim

April 17, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

In South Korea, the government has launched a program of contact tracing, in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people, which many observers are hailing as the gold standard. Though the country's leaders concede a trade off between safety and privacy, the highly detailed emergency alerts constantly pushed to South Korean cell phones on infected people's whereabouts and movements have helped the country flatten the curve significantly.

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Portland anti-fascists are making hand sanitizer for essential workers, homeless residents

Samantha Swindler

April 16, 2020 |

The Oregonian |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

A collective of activists and anti-fascists named PopMob has transitioned from protesting right-wingers to producing hand sanitizer. They are working in collaboration with another group called The Rosehip Medic Collective and have produced more than 9,500 bottles (225 gallons) of homemade hand sanitizer. They work with groups like Sisters of the Road, Meals on Wheels, and Portland People’s Outreach Project to distribute the bottles to frontline workers and people experiencing homelessness. They also have a GoFundMe page that has raised over $9,000 to support their efforts.

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