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DIY relief effort delivers for Wind River

Katie Klingsporn

April 17, 2020 |

WyoFile |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Réunion, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

Two women living on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming helped to provide mutual aid when they saw many families in the area facing difficulties during the onset of the pandemic. The pair set up a fundraising page and a Google form to raise funds and track peoples' needs and started distributing goods like groceries, diapers, and hand sanitizers to over 300 families on the reservation.

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Rave on: how livestreamed DJ sets are keeping club culture alive

Abby Young-Powell

April 17, 2020 |

Positive.News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Berlin

United We Stream (UWS) is a Berlin-based collaboration of nightlife businesses aiming to keep their businesses and club culture alive – and keep people entertained – during mandated closures because of COVID-19. With nightlife being hit hard by long-term closures, the collaboration offers live-stream DJ sets and asks for donations for participating businesses, with the hope that after the pandemic subsides, Europe’s club culture will survive.

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Test and trace: lessons from Hong Kong on avoiding a coronavirus lockdown

Sarah Boseley

April 17, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the government has been able to successfully contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a two-pronged strategy of testing and tracing, in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people. The two strategies are mutually reinforcing and co-dependent.

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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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Look left, turn right.. jump! Islands offer remote tourism

James Brooks

April 17, 2020 |

The Seattle Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Faroe Islands

By leveraging technology, the tourism industry can continue to generate interest in faraway destinations. Even as much of the world’s population restricts travel, the Faroe Islands are keeping would-be tourists engaged by reaching tens of thousands of people via webcam. The would-be tourists can live-stream tours via helmet webcams worn by guides, an initiative also intended to generate future interest in physical visits.

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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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Minnesota Library Launches COVID-19 Hotline to Answer Resident Questions

Elizabeth Pandolfi

April 16, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

Libraries satisfy a wide range of needs for the communities they serve, and the one in Rochester is no different. The Rochester Public Library has established a COVID-19 hotline for residents to ask any question they want. The hotline was produced by Rochester’s Continuity of Operations Plan, and it gives anyone who calls accurate, up-to-date information, resources, and information. Having started at the end of March 2020, the library now averages about 60 calls a day. The library also conducts “social connectedness” calls to individual residents to make sure they are feeling well and are well-supplied.

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How India's Kerala state 'flattened the curve'

Soutik Biswas

April 16, 2020 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Chengala, Kerala

The state of Kerala, India has been particularly effective in their fight against COVID-19. Kerala happens to have a grassroots democracy with community leaders and the consent of the people, as well as a decentralized health care system. These factors contributed to their other tactics, which include free lunches, a local helpline, and 28-day quarantines. Their efforts have paid off thus far—low mortality rates and high recovery rates—but the fight is not over.

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An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts

Ellen Barry

April 16, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

While East Asian countries have found success in deploying technology to do contact tracing, or a method of virus containment in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people, U.S. states like Massachusetts is relying on people power. In a $44 million program, the state government is hiring more than 1,000 tracers. San Francisco is using 150 volunteers, and Ireland is sending out 1,000 furloughed government workers.

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One church's tale of two pandemics, 100 years apart

Megan Botel Isaiah Murtaugh

April 15, 2020 |

The GroundTruth Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The quarantines and shelter-in-place orders that many cities in the United States are enacting today to combat the coronavirus pandemic can be compared to similar tactics taken in 1918 to stop the spread of influenza pandemic. However, with modern-day technology, churches in particular are finding that they are better able to safely reach their members through the use of video conferencing rather than door-to-door visits. For a Los Angeles church, this is part of a comprehensive approach that aims to abide by social distancing requirements while still helping those in need.

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