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  • China's Venture Capitalists Start Making Deals, Amid Signs of Recovery

    March 31, 2020 |

    The Information |

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    Response Location: China

    China's economy has slowly begun to show signs of reopening and recovering, which has led some companies to begin fundraising. Consumer brands that saw an uptick in usage during the pandemic – such as an online grocery delivery startup, an online education tutor, and even an online makeup retailer – have so far been successful in their efforts to raise funds with investors saying that "in the current climate of uncertainty, they were more comfortable betting on the companies that are leading their industries."

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  • These Philly doctors have COVID-19, but they're still treating patients — virtually

    March 30, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia medical centers had to pivot their services in response to COVID-19, turning to telehealth to screen patients who think they’re experiencing symptoms. That pivot took some adjusting – having to hire and train staff in the technology and process and scaling their services to meet the massive spike in online appointments. Doing so has let places like Jefferson Health and Penn Medicine see close to 10x the patients they usually see.

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

    March 27, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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

    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 South Korea Reined In The Outbreak Without Shutting Everything Down

    March 26, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    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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  • Coronavirus: What can the world learn from South Korea?

    March 26, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

    South Korea, despite being a close neighbor to China, where the COVID-19 outbreak originated, managed to build a swift public health and government response that may have lessons for other countries fighting the pandemic. The country mobilized mass testing with quick results, allowed public health messages to come from scientists rather than politicians, and used data to track movements before the outbreak and ensure quarantine compliance was followed - which have all contributed to a lower death rate and slower spread of the virus without needing to shut down the economy.

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  • What is South Korea doing to quickly detect COVID-19 cases and what can we learn from it?

    March 25, 2020 |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

    South Korea’s rapid response to COVID-19 shares many successes that can be duplicated by other countries. Its main advantage came from its ability to create tests rapidly, which could happen quickly because of preparedness changes made after the 2015 MERS outbreak. It then scaled up drive-through testing, information-sharing about infected individuals’ location, and social distancing measures.

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  • Some CEOs are giving up their salaries to help stop coronavirus layoffs

    March 25, 2020 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    In an effort to pay employees as COVID19 containment efforts take a toll on businesses, CEOs and corporate management are taking pay cuts, or giving up their pay altogether. Companies like Delta, United, Marriott, Hyatt, Lyft, and Life Time health clubs are all seeing their leadership elect for salary cuts or decreases in order to continue to pay their employees.

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  • Voting by Mail Would Reduce Coronavirus Transmission but It Has Other Risks

    March 24, 2020 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States

    As the COVID19 pandemic continues, officials are looking ahead to the United States’ presidential election in November and considering mail-in ballots. While it is a limited-contact way of voting, it presents massive challenges in terms of scaling. Things like infrastructure, cost, and voter privacy and fraud have to be considered, which is why states are turning to those who have had some success already, like Minnesota and Montana, to learn from.

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  • Cuyahoga County's ‘public health warriors' try to get ahead of the local coronavirus curve

    March 24, 2020 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Modifying traditional disease-tracking tools, local public health officials in Ohio’s Cuyahoga County moved quickly in the pandemic's early days to track the community-level spread of the virus far beyond officially confirmed cases. By expanding contact tracing to presumed but untested cases, officials were able to reach more potential spreaders of the virus to assess and quarantine them more quickly than if they’d waited for test results. The system took shape on whiteboards and paper forms, but the team also used mapping technology to spot developing clusters of infection.

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