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How schools went virtual — in just 72 hours

Keith Hammonds

March 24, 2020 |

The Boulder Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

In just a few days, Montana’s Jefferson County school district had to adapt to remote teaching in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus, with the governor leaving it up to schools and teachers to figure out how. From using Zoom to teleconference with students, to calling parents regularly, to figuring out if and how to use computers at all, teachers and administrators are learning how to provide structure and learning to kids from afar.

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Volunteer DIYers meet face mask shortage with needle and thread

Tammy Webber, Dee-Ann Durbin, Anne D'Innocenzio

March 24, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, Indiana

Community members across the world are working to make homemade masks to help healthcare workers who are facing shortages. In some cases, one person's efforts have balooned into community-wide initiatives, as people unite to play a part in containing the coronavirus.

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How a team of technicians is helping Taiwan triple mask production

Wang Chao-yu, Chung Jung-feng, Matthew Mazzetta

March 24, 2020 |

Focus Taiwan |

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Response Location: Taiwan, New Taipei

When people in Taiwan began to panic buy face masks in response to the spread of the coronavirus, the government intervened and took control of production protocols. Recruiting technicians from a variety of backgrounds and cities, the government – in a move that mimics military service recruitment – mobilized a team that was able to increase the rate of face mask production and solve the potential shortage.

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'Pray At Home!' Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones

Zainab Iqbal

March 24, 2020 |

Bklynr |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, houses of worship are urging their followers to pray at home. Synagogues, mosques, and churches alike are looking at alternative ways to worship, like teleconferencing and public access television.

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'It's a community effort': Wiltshire villagers unite against coronavirus isolation

Steven Morris

March 24, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: England, Chilmark, Wiltshire

Wiltshire villagers are coordinating to each volunteer their specific skill set to help people during the quarantine. A parish councilor divided the village into 18 parts and designated 33 volunteers to each region to stay in close touch with those who are self-isolating and who need support. Volunteers from a range of ages and careers have come forward to contribute a range of services, including finding tactics to combat boredom during social isolation— kettlebell workouts over a video call.

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Coronavirus Has Hospitals in Desperate Need of Equipment. These Innovators Are Racing to Help.

Haley Willis, Robin Stein, Natalie Reneau, Drew Jordan

March 24, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

As personal protective equipment becomes increasingly hard to find, university labs, engineers, and individuals are taking part in a crowdsourced effort to create alternatives. Although their 3D designs and repurposed shields don't take the place of PPE, they do act as safe back-ups for frontline workers facing a shortage.

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What The US Could Learn From Nigeria's Response To The COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

Andrew Wright

March 24, 2020 |

Forbes |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Nigeria, like many other tropical countries, has been dealing with pandemics and outbreaks for some time and already had an infrastructure in place that was prepared to handle the Covid-19 outbreak. Federal and state authorities quickly and clearly communicated with the public and set up sufficient testing capabilities. The country still faced challenges, such as crowded public areas that make social distancing impractical and a doctor's strike in the early days of the outbreak, however other countries can learn from the quick and efficient response that has successfully limited virus spread within Nigeria.

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

Jessica Huseman

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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This tool is helping cities find the neighborhoods most vulnerable to coronavirus

Adele Peters

March 24, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

A new urban planning tool called Urban Footprint is helping governments to map out their most vulnerable neighborhoods and populations. Originally designed in 2018 to help city planners make sense of large data sets and understand the implication of potential policies on traffic, energy use, or multiple other factors, Urban Footprint was easily adapted to pull in data from the CDC and other inputs for COVID-19 considerations.

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People around the country are sewing masks. And some hospitals, facing dire shortage, welcome them

Harmeet Kaur, Tami Luhby

March 24, 2020 |

CNN |

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Response Location: United States, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

As the shortage of personal protective equipment continues amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, homemade masks are becoming an increasingly important option. While N-95 masks are preferable over homemade cotton masks, hospital facilities including St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania have called on individuals to create up to 15,000 masks. By using elastic, and cotton, often from materials around the house, crafty individuals are filling a gap in this crisis.

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