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  • How 'overreaction' made Vietnam a virus success

    May 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam's approach to handling the Covid-19 pandemic prioritized prevention over eradication which, so far, has helped the country avoid virus-caused deaths. Although the restriction in places, such as quarantine facilities, are aggressive and may not work in other countries, some public health experts commend the approach saying, "it's better to overreact."

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  • Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?

    May 14, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Germany has seen some of the lowest death rates in the world. Reasons behind that rate have been attributed to the widespread, accessible testing and subsequent quarantining of individuals who test positive, as well as the country’s health care capacity and infrastructure. While a success story right now, there is worry that the immediate wins may lead to relaxing on protocol and a second wave.

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  • Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

    May 13, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, tested and implemented at Boston’s Mass General Brigham hospital, has shown promise in its ability to reduce spread amongst hospital workers. It includes: hand-washing, social distancing, mask-wearing, regular health screenings, and cultural shifts toward working better together as communities. Key to this strategy is employing all of the measures in synchronicity.

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  • With More Releases From Rikers Due To Coronavirus Pandemic, What's The Real Impact On Crime?

    May 12, 2020 |

    Gothamist |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Long the target of jail-reduction advocates, New York City’s Rikers Island jail released more than one-quarter of its inmates within the first two months of a coronavirus outbreak behind bars. The early releases stemmed from a combination of factors: a strategy to limit the spread of the virus, a result of a new state law limiting the imposition of cash bail, and a significant drop in crime during New York’s social-distancing lockdown. Police complained that large numbers of those released committed new crimes, but decarceration advocates say the releases on the whole were conducted safely.

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  • How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

    May 12, 2020 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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  • The breath of life Audio icon

    May 12, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Uganda

    Scientists from Uganda and Australia have worked together to come up with a device that produces oxygen without the use of electricity. Although this solution was originally intended to help address the high rate of children suffering from pneumonia, it is now also relevant for those suffering from respiratory issues due to COVID-19, especially in rural areas.

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  • How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

    May 12, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Houma, Louisiana

    The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw has long had a culture of cyclicality which is now coming in handy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because they assume that hardship will come after periods of abundance, tribal members prepare for times of scarcity by making do with less, strategizing new ways to produce food, and regularly checking in with elders to ensure their needs are met. The tribe also lives on the coast of Louisiana, so climate change and environmental degradation remain an issue that they include in their future-planning.

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  • No COVID outbreak yet in New Hampshire prisons, jails

    May 11, 2020 |

    Monadnock Ledger-Transcript |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Through the first week of May 2020, New Hampshire prisons and jails had avoided a COVID-19 outbreak after taking only modest prevention measures. There were no deaths and no reported cases among the more than 2,400 people held in state prisons, nor in any county jails, and only a handful of prison and jail staff had tested positive. Prisons screened employees entering facilities, engaged in extensive cleaning, suspended visits, and limited transfers and programs. Though the prisons followed CDC guidelines on testing, critics say they have not tested enough to track the virus' spread.

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  • How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design

    May 10, 2020 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Adaptations made as Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City during the COVID-19 outbreak to keep health care workers and patients safe are now being used as a blueprint for how to prepare for future health care crises. Working with doctors, health experts and architects, the hospital documented all changes and studied the effectiveness and applicability of enacting the same measures as a more permanent protocol.

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  • As grim stories emerge from Wisconsin nursing homes, one took steps to halt coronavirus and keep everyone safe

    May 10, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Slinger, Wisconsin

    A nursing home in Slinger, Wisconsin has emerged as a model for mitigating worst-case scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic, a stark contrast to many other assisted living facilities across the nation, where the virus has devastated populations. While nursing homes around the nation are changing protocols to address the issue, Autumn Oaks' method of enacting both proactive action and preventative measures has provided a model that health officials are saying could be replicated elsewhere.

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