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In life's last moments, U.S. clergy minister to the sick and dying via FaceTime and Zoom

Julie Zauzmer

April 02, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

As more individuals are hospitalized and in critical condition from COVID19, religious leaders are finding unique ways to connect. While the norm may be to be at bedsides, in this unprecedented time where that isn’t possible, chaplains, rabbis, and priests are using FaceTime and texting to connect with members of their communities and offer prayer and blessings.

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Coronavirus deaths ‘need new autopsy technique'

Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade

April 02, 2020 |

SciDev.Net |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Brazil, São Paulo

People normally think of healthcare workers are those on the frontline, but as it turns out workers who are involved post-mortem are also at risk. To minimize exposure, Brazil is using minimally invasive autopsy techniques in order to protect their workers. In short: the bodies are wrapped in a protective plastic in which workers can use ultrasounds to locate organs and use needles to sample tissue. Researchers at the Hospital das Clínicas at the University São Paulo School of Medicine started developing the autopsy technique six years ago after Ebola, so it came in handy with the latest pandemic.

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During Crisis, The Show Goes On For Arizona Performing Artists

Katherine Davis-Young

April 02, 2020 |

KJZZ |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

The coronavirus pandemic has caused theaters and other art venues to close, but some performing artists in Arizona are taking their work online to connect with the community. Although this hasn't yet created a stream of revenue, utilizing technology for activities such as live, virtual readings of Shakespeare to open mic nights for spoken-word poetry on Instagram live,, has helped the performing arts community to maintain a connection during times of isolation.

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The coronavirus is straining government services. So these neighbors are stepping up to help

Cindy Carcamo

April 02, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mar Vista, California

Anticipating an overwhelmed government, community members throughout southern California took the initiative to fill the gap and help their neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak. Mobilizing via websites, social media, and bilingual printed fliers, volunteers are helping "with grocery runs, meals, pharmacy pickups, check-in calls and other errands."

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Rochester district finds a solution for students with no broadband

Peter Nakos

April 02, 2020 |

New Hampshire Business Review |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, New Hampshire

The Rochester School District in New Hampshire has figured out a way to connect students with limited or no internet access during the pandemic—school bus hotspots. The school district has equipped nine school buses with a mobile hotspot that delivers internet within a 300-foot range, each parked within an identified area of need, all at no cost to families.

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Memphis teachers turn to TV to air lessons with classrooms closed due to coronavirus

Laura Faith Kebede

April 01, 2020 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

To reach kids who must stay at home as a result of the coronavirus and may not have access to reliable internet, teachers in Tennessee's Shelby County schools are recording easily accessible TV lessons. Though teachers can no longer get the same level of feedback from students or adjust to their on-the-spot questions, the lessons are to some degree interactive and aim to reinforce lessons students learned before schools went remote.

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Save the Words

Lorraine Boissoneault

April 01, 2020 |

The Believer |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Menominee, Wisconsin

Efforts are underway on the Menominee Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin to preserve the at-risk language of Menominee. That looks like conducting school entirely in Menominee, printing Menominee-language books, updating the language with twenty-first-century terms, and poring over old texts and audio transcripts to transfer vocabulary into a database. There are many challenges facing this initiative and many of the workers are volunteers or poorly-compensated, but those doing the work feel a great sense of responsibility and duty to carry on.

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Honoring loved lost ones through Zoom during COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing orders

Steve Chiotakis

April 01, 2020 |

KCRW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

As social distancing is preventing community members to pay proper respects to those who passed, people are inventing new ways to connect with one another and celebrate both life and death. This piece features examples of such. One example is a family marking the passing of a matriarch by sending a mass email asking people to raise a glass in her memory. Another is a public online Seder hosted over Zoom.

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Hospital chaplains find creative ways to offer compassion, despite coronavirus restrictions, so no one has to die alone

Kate Thayer

April 01, 2020 |

Chicago Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Social distancing rules are proving to be especially difficult to maintain for people whose family member is dying of the virus. Chaplains in Chicago are finding ways to help families to be with their loved ones in times of illness and so that no patient has to die alone. Chaplains will talk to the patient on the phone, broadcast family members' voices over the rooms' intercoms, and hand nurses prayer cards to give to the patient when they enter the room. The chaplains also work to alleviate the stress of the healthcare workers by praying over specific concerns and wishes that the nurses have.

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California's Streamlined SNAP App Pivots to Meet COVID-19 Demand

Emily Nonko

April 01, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A state’s digital portals can be ways to reach residents’ needs as well as collect data on the real-time effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In California, the state’s SNAP assistance tool, GetCalFresh, emerged as a vital resources in the COVID-19 pandemic. Code for America originally developed the app to simplify access to federal supplemental nutritional assistance programs and is now relaying the needs of citizens as well as providing additional data on economic trends during the crisis.

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