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Engineers Offer DIY Solutions to Coronavirus Equipment Shortages

Sophie Bushwick

April 20, 2020 |

Scientific American |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

As U.S. hospitals face a shortage of personal protective equipment during the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, creatives and engineers across the nation have begun a DIY movement to help create back up surgical masks. Using communication tools such as Slack and utilizing individual's backgrounds and skill sets, the groups have successfully designed a supply chain for distributing their alternative face shields but also caution that they're not replacements for N95 respirators.

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Dumplings Against Hate

Brianna Baker

April 20, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The NYC-based campaign, Dumplings Against Hate, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Asian Americans for Equality’s Emergency Small Business Relief Fund by bringing together a virtual community of support. As the COVID-19 pandemic picked up in early 2020, Chinatown restaurants and businesses saw a decrease in revenue because of xenophobia and racism, inspiring the group’s creation. Since then, it’s acted as a model for similar groups across the country, and is creating a toolkit for cities to create their own campaigns.

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Gainesville Engineer Helps Protect Health Workers With Mass-Produced New Mask

Nicole Bowen

April 20, 2020 |

WUFT-PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Gainesville, Florida

Altavian, a Gainesville, Florida based engineering company has figured out how to mass produce reusable N95 masks for healthcare workers using 3D printing technology. The mask – crucial in protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 – is made from a common material, and with funding from donations, the company is able to produce close to 1,000 each day.

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New York Needed Ventilators. So They Developed One in a Month.

Steve Lohr

April 20, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

After learning that the U.S. would likely face a shortage of ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of "scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, physicians and regulatory experts" collaborated to design an automatic resuscitator that can be used to help "less critically ill patients." The streamlined creation comes with an affordable price tag, making it more scalable for use in rural areas or less developed regions, and has also been approved by the F.D.A. for use in hospitals.

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Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here's How They're Supporting Each Other

Megan Wildhood

April 20, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Lacey, Washington

Many psychologists and counselors have moved their therapy sessions online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been received largely positively across the nation. As the pandemic continues, however, there is an increasing need for therapists who are trained to work with other therapists or first responders, so some states are now increasing online educational training, using social media to make connections, and utilizing professional organizations to "keep records of therapists available and trained to work with other first responders."

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Halal donations start for Muslim medical front-liners

Jhesset Enano

April 20, 2020 |

Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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Response Location: Philippines, Manila

Alzaky Foods is providing free halal meals to Muslim medical workers in metro Manila. Many Muslim frontline workers were surviving on fast food, crackers, or chips since food donations were not halal. Alzaky has provided more than 2,400 halal meals to over 60 government and private hospitals across the city. The company provides some of the funding in combination with external donations. Identifying Muslim medical workers is a challenge. So far they have identified 200 doctors, nurses, and other medical staff, which they believe is only about 20-30% of the actual number.

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To address overwhelming need, Arizona nurses deploy to Colorado

Delaney White Dylan Simard

April 20, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Nurses from Phoenix’s Banner-University Medical Center volunteered to travel to Greeley, Colorado, which has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seeing twice the number of fatalities, Banner Health – because of its capacity and reach – was able to move around their resources to fit the needs of their different locations.

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Israeli Phone Apps Aim to Track Coronavirus, Guard Privacy

Sarah Toth Stub

April 20, 2020 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: Israel, Jerusalem

The use of mobile phone technology can aid in contact tracing and the collection of public health data. In Israel, the government’s use of GPS phone locations to trace cases of COVID-19 raised scrutiny regarding privacy and accountability. Instead, a newer, open-source app called Hamagen invites users to download and voluntarily participate in contact tracing. Other measures put in place to safeguard personal privacy concerns include parliamentary oversight of governmental tracing programs.

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27,525 pounds of carrots a day: How L.A. schools are feeding the masses

Howard Blume

April 19, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Unified School District has become a major food distribution center for anyone who needs it during the pandemic. The nation's second-largest school district has served almost 10 million meals in the wake of increasing food insecurity coupled with an overburdened food bank system. The district's grab-and-go center must contend with the large financial cost but hopes the federal government does not penalize it later for using money from the federal school-lunch program, meant solely for students.

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Low tech solutions for students without internet access at home

Amadou Diallo

April 19, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States

As schools have gone online during the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and administrators are finding low-tech ways to deliver educational lessons to the students without access to remote learning tools, such as basic internet. A few of the initial innovations include broadcasting lessons on TV, distributing printed packets, and curbside library book delivery.

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