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  • Seoul's Radical Experiment in Digital Contact Tracing

    April 17, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    In South Korea, the government has launched a program of contact tracing, in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people, which many observers are hailing as the gold standard. Though the country's leaders concede a trade off between safety and privacy, the highly detailed emergency alerts constantly pushed to South Korean cell phones on infected people's whereabouts and movements have helped the country flatten the curve significantly.

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  • Doctors Bring Coronavirus Testing To Underserved Communities

    April 17, 2020 |

    Iowa Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles County, California

    In Los Angeles County, marginalized communities are less likely to have easy access to COVID-19 testing, so a non-profit has launched pop-up testing sites that also offer virtual healthcare visits, wellness checks, and a crisis buddy. The tests are administered for free for those who are uninsured, while those who can afford to pay the cost are asked to make a donation.

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  • Accessible Rapid Response Testing Rolled Out in Communities of Color

    April 16, 2020 |

    DigBoston |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Local officials and healthcare providers in Massachusetts are focusing efforts on equitably distributing tests by introducing rapid response testing in communities of color. Community members can get tested at an on-site clinic and also via a mobile testing van, which is being sent to areas that have potential to become hotspots for transmission.

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  • As governments fumbled their coronavirus response, these four got it right. Here's how.

    April 16, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, we’re also learning lessons from one another. For instance, Taiwan’s ability to have a designated Central Epidemic Command Center helped to coordinate a comprehensive response and keep their numbers low, and Iceland immediately partnered with a private company to scale their testing design. Germany built out their hospital capacity, which can now handle 10x what it needs, and South Korea developed over 500 testing stations around the country.

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  • An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts

    April 16, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    While East Asian countries have found success in deploying technology to do contact tracing, or a method of virus containment in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people, U.S. states like Massachusetts is relying on people power. In a $44 million program, the state government is hiring more than 1,000 tracers. San Francisco is using 150 volunteers, and Ireland is sending out 1,000 furloughed government workers.

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  • Northern Arapaho Clinic Conducts Over 20 Percent Of COVID-19 Testing In Wyoming

    April 16, 2020 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    The Wind River Family and Community Healthcare in Wyoming has been able to conduct a significant number of COVID-19 tests due to their early preparedness strategy. By early February, the clinic had begun drafting their plan and by April they had ordered enough supplies to conduct mass testing and implemented drive through testing sites, with all tests being sent to a private lab. Although there are limitations to how accurate results are when using a private lab, doctors at the clinic believe the approach has still been largely beneficial.

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  • In Vietnam, There Have Been Fewer Than 300 COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths. Here's Why

    April 16, 2020 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam has been praised for their collective response to containing coronavirus which was predicated on early and aggressive action and applying lessons learned from earlier communicable disease outbreaks. Although the country did not implement a lockdown until April 1, political leaders began taking actions as early as January.

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  • At this COVID-19 test center, you're not just a number

    April 11, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    The University of North Carolina's healthcare system is utilizing virtual care centers and mobile communications to more efficiently prioritize potential COVID-19 cases and better track people after they've been tested. After someone has been tested, virtual communication continues whether or not they tested positive for the virus, which has helped mitigate concerns for patients about how to best manage the symptoms they're experiencing, regardless of the diagnosis.

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  • The big lesson from South Korea's coronavirus response

    April 10, 2020 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Having learned lessons from the 2015 MERS outbreak, South Korea was quick to implement both widespread testing and contact tracing at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although cases were only just beginning to be reported in the country, government officials were already working with bioengineers to create test kits in order to "prepare for the worst."

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  • Aggressive testing, contact tracing, cooked meals: How the Indian state of Kerala flattened its coronavirus curve Audio icon

    April 10, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: India, Kochi, Kerala

    When coupled with long-term state investment in public institutions, a rapid response to a pandemic is most effective. In India, Kerala state acted quickly relative to its neighbors in communicating risks, tracking cases, testing, and requiring quarantines for tourists. The effectiveness of the measures benefitted from the states'investment in education and public health institutions.

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