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These face masks are designed to be washed and reused

Evan Nicole Brown

March 24, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

As hospitals around the world run dangerously low or completely out of personal medical equipment like protective masks, one company has developed a recyclable nano-fiber filter that can fit inside surgical masks, which are generally less scarce than N95 face masks. The masks are reusable up to a month, a sustainable improvement from other single use models.

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

Rachel Dissell Ginger Christ

March 24, 2020 |

Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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1500-3000 Words

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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In Gomel, a Home With Heart

Eugenia Dolgaya

March 20, 2020 |

Transitions Online |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Belarus, Gomel

A residential home for disabled children in Gomel, Belarus is setting an example for similar facilities by changing the model of care. Designed with the goal of reuniting the children with their families, the facility uses a model of education that aims to support, not substitute families while still emphasizing a "family atmosphere."

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Farming Insects to Save Lemurs

Andy Isaacson

March 19, 2020 |

bioGraphic |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Madagascar

In Madagascar, insect researchers, regional conservationists, and humanitarian organizations have teamed up to promote the farming of crickets as a way to help preserve forests, save animals, and fight malnutrition. Although the pilot project is still fairly new, it has been well-received my communities and studies have already shown that consuming cricket powder has substantial benefits for children who are underweight.

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South Korea's ‘phone booth' coronavirus tests

Zinnia Lee

March 19, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

To prevent the transmission of coronavirus to medical professionals and other patients, a hospital in Seoul has started using a make-shift phone booth approach to administering tests. Within seven minutes, doctors are able to communicate with the patient, conduct the test from within an air-tight booth, and then disinfect the booth, all of which have significantly improved the hospital's efficiency of administering the test.

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Elections amid coronavirus: How officials aim to keep voters safe

Alfred Ng

March 17, 2020 |

CNET |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Many are looking to in-person voting alternatives already used on smaller scales to address the challenges of holding an election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online or mobile app voting is allowed on a limited basis in several states. Voatz is a mobile voting app that has been used in 50 elections since 2016, with more than 80,000 votes cast. The company uses blockchain to encrypt the data and has offered to discuss the free use of its software for the 2020 presidential election. Experts caution the possibility of cyber-attacks as well as the difficulty of widely implementing new technologies so quickly.

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How Vietnam Learned From China's Coronavirus Mistakes

Trien Vinh Le Huy Quynh Nguyen

March 17, 2020 |

The Diplomat |

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800-1500 Words

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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Lockdown of Recovering Italian Town Shows Effectiveness of Early Action

Margherita Stancati

March 16, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Codogno

Despite the devastation Italy has seen from the coronavirus pandemic, the town of Codogno has been able to largely avoid the same fate. Crediting immediate "drastic containment measures," that went into effect after the initial cases were reported and included adherence to social distancing and other social restrictions, the city has been able to flatten the curve of cases and lift some restrictions.

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South Korea's rapid coronavirus testing, far ahead of the U.S., could be saving lives

Victoria Kim

March 14, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

As countries have attempted various responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s response stands out for its swift ability to disseminate and scale testing for the disease, which mostly came about in reaction to its response to the MERS outbreak in 2015. Years after MERS, when the novel coronavirus outbreak was still in its early stages in China in January 2020, South Korea had already begun distributing tests. A high testing rate that has also protected health-care workers has contributed to a lower death rate in South Korea.

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This chart of the 1918 Spanish flu shows why social distancing works

Michael J. Coren

March 11, 2020 |

Quartz |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

As coronavirus continues to spread around the world, social distancing is being implemented due to its proven success with helping to drastically slow the spread of the Spanish flu in St. Louis Missouri. In a comparison of St. Louis and Philadelphia – a city that did not institute social distancing practices – limiting the time in public spaces helped to keep per capita flu-related deaths in St. Louis "to less than half of those in Philadelphia."

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