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Vermont distilleries using alcohol to make hand sanitizer

Ellie French

March 19, 2020 |

VT Digger |

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Response Location: United States, Warren, Vermont

Distilleries and pharmacies in Vermont have begun making hand sanitizer, in order to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Although this does take away from the typical function of the businesses and doesn't result in revenue, the state is helping to cover costs of production so that all bottles can be donated to emergency responders, grocery store workers, and other at-risk people.

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Nextdoor adds Help Maps and Groups to connect neighbors during the coronavirus outbreak

Sarah Perez

March 19, 2020 |

TechCrunch |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Nextdoor, an app that connects neighbors, is helping to coordinate local responses to the coronavirus pandemic. Using newly designed features, users can offer and request help based on location and share information about topics of interest such as child care.

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Biohackers team up online to help develop coronavirus solutions

Kari Paul

March 18, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

A growing online community of scientists is collaborating in the search for solutions to the coronavirus pandemic. The "DIY biohacking" movement is inspiring the creation of faster tests, new methods for making masks and ventilators, and more.

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‘This is like having a fire, but having it almost every day:' Sunnyvale agency responds amid Bay Area coronavirus outbreak

Erica Hellerstein

March 18, 2020 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, Sunnyvale, California

Sunnyvale Community Services in California is staffed by volunteers – such as older residents and community and corporate groups – but the coronavirus outbreak has forced many to stay home, so City of Sunnyvale staff are helping to address the gap. The agency, which helps deliver resources to those in need, is using the newfound volunteers to help with their weekly food distribution efforts.

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Engineers 3D-print patented valves for free to save coronavirus patients in Italy

Josh K. Elliott

March 18, 2020 |

Global News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, Brescia

When a hospital in Italy ran the risk of running out of a medical valve that was necessary to help treat patients suffering from COVID-19, an engineering company stepped in to fill the gap by 3D printing the valve. Choosing "patients over patents," the company was able to mass produce 100 valves – at a fraction of the cost of a regular valve – which have already helped at least 10 patients.

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1.2 million subscribers: How Reddit's coronavirus community became a destination

Olivia Solon, April Glaser

March 18, 2020 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: United States

A group of researchers of infectious diseases, virologists, computer scientists, doctors, and nurses have taken to moderating a community coronavirus message board on Reddit to help spread awareness and decrease information around the pandemic. From fact-checking to alerting of breaking news, these volunteers are helping to more efficiently get valid information to those in the online community, while incentivizing the sharing of valuable information via the platform's system of upvotes.

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In Kenya slums, community leaders step up to coronavirus challenge

Katharine Houreld

March 18, 2020 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

In Kibera, an informal settle in Nairobi, Kenya with little access to clean water, community organizations are setting up handwashing stations and deploying teams of volunteers to educate people about the spread of COVID-19. One organization called Shining Hope for Communities is addressing a lack of service for Kibera's half a million people.

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Warum Radfahren gleich doppelt schützt

Stefan Weißenborn

March 18, 2020 |

Der Spiegel |

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Response Location: Germany

Wie funktioniert "Social Distancing" im Verkehr? Am besten mit Auto und Fahrrad. Radeln hat dabei einen klaren Vorteil, und nicht nur für das Klima: Es schützt gleich doppelt vor Infektionen, denn die Bewegung kann vorbeugend wirken.

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How the U.S. can defeat coronavirus: Heed Asia's lessons from past epidemics

Simon Denyer, Shibani Mahtani

March 18, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: South Korea

As much of Europe and the United States are still in the early stages of trying to contain the coronavirus, countries in Asia offer several lessons in mitigation strategies. Rapid government intervention and regulation helped to slow the spread in Taiwan while in South Korea, increased transparency and mass testing – made possible because the country opened the process to the private sector – have shown to have helped flatten the curve of transmission.

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State of NH, local school districts, work to keep kids fed

Dave Solomon

March 18, 2020 |

Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

School districts across New Hampshire went into action to feed their students quickly after in-person classes had to be canceled due to the pandemic. Some districts incorporated community volunteers in order to increase food delivery routes and run bus routes, others were able to extend food pick-up to include the weekend, and others were able to offer fresh produce on top of bagged lunches, all of which helps not just the near-30% of students in the state who qualify for free lunch, but whoever wants or needs accessible food resources.

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