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How volunteers from tech companies like Amazon, Apple and Google built a coronavirus-tracking site in six days

Christina Farr

March 23, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Volunteers from tech companies collaborated with epidemiologists to create a Covid-19 tracking site that works to monitor the spread of the virus and help people know if they have been in contact with anyone who may have been infected. Although registration to the site is still short of the goal number, 10,000 people have already provided their information.

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Healthcare industry works to slow spread of COVID-19 in Houston

Matthew Seedorff

March 23, 2020 |

KRIV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

In Houston, hospitals and doctor's offices are changing their protocols for admitting and seeing patients in order to decrease the likelihood of spreading COVID-19. Telehealth practices have increased from 2 percent to 80 percent, and patients are screened for coronavirus symptoms at the entrance of the medical facilities, before they have contact with anyone else.

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Governments are using cellphone location data to manage the coronavirus

Kim Lyons

March 23, 2020 |

The Verge |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea

Governments across the world are using data from cell phones to better track the movement of those under quarantine restrictions during coronavirus. While each country using this containment strategy is implementing it in different ways, the information shared is kept anonymous but, in some cases, grants the greater public access to movements of individuals to know where possible contagions may have occurred.

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Online bot created by CDC provides triage for coronavirus testing

Susannah Cullinane

March 22, 2020 |

KOAT-TV |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

To reduce the number of people being tested unnecessarily for coronavirus, the CDC has introduced an online bot that helps people determine the severity of their symptoms. Because the United States has a limited supply of tests and medical equipment currently available, the goal of the bot is to prioritize tests for those who need them most.

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Churches use technology to stream services after coronavirus shuts many down

Alex Rozie

March 22, 2020 |

WFAA-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Churches across the nation have had to shut their doors as the country tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, but some religious institutions have turned to creative ways to keep their practice alive. In Texas, one church has begun streaming the church services to their congregration while another is offering curbside communion.

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Nursing homes get creative to keep residents connected to family and friends

Liz Sauchelli

March 21, 2020 |

Valley News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lebanon, New Hampshire

The Cedar Hill Continuing Care Community near Lebanon, New Hampshire, is one of many senior-assisted living facilities that has rapidly responded to the spread of coronavirus. The staff has set up personal bingo tables that allow residents to sit six feet apart, taught seniors how to call their loved ones while they're quarantined, and engaged in more personalized activities to keep morale high.

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Coronavirus in Canada: The 'caremongers' getting essentials to the vulnerable

David Venn

March 21, 2020 |

Maclean's Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

To help get supplies to the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid programs have begun developing across Canada. Across the nation, Facebook groups help connect people with resources, with the underlying goal of protecting "the precarious livelihoods of groups who were marginalized long before coronavirus came along."

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Courts Change Amid Coronavirus

Molly Martinez

March 20, 2020 |

Spectrum News 1 Ohio |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

In Ohio, courts have had to make major adjustments to stay safe from the COVID19 pandemic. These adjustments include being open for only essential purposes, using technology to reduce interpersonal interactions, and lowering bonds and using summons rather than arrests. The state also reallocated $4 million from the Supreme Court’s budget to help strengthen local courts’ ability to video conference.

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#BedStuyStrong - A New Kind Of Mutual Support Community

Rachel Lindy Baron

March 20, 2020 |

Bklynr |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, local residents have formed a mutual aid organization called #BedStuyStrong. The web application Slack serves as the organization's hub, offering a wide range of resources, including grocery requests, COVID-19 related news, and even easy to make recipes.

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How Civic Technology Can Help Stop a Pandemic

Jaron Lanier E. Glen Weyl

March 20, 2020 |

Foreign Affairs |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan has gone largely unscathed thus far by the coronavirus, showing that their methodology of relying on civic technology has merit to be a model for other countries. Through a combination of "community initiatives, hackathons, and digital deliberation" Taiwan has been able to utilize "broad digital participation and community-driven tool development," both democratically and efficiently.

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