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California's Streamlined SNAP App Pivots to Meet COVID-19 Demand

Emily Nonko

April 01, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

A state’s digital portals can be ways to reach residents’ needs as well as collect data on the real-time effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In California, the state’s SNAP assistance tool, GetCalFresh, emerged as a vital resources in the COVID-19 pandemic. Code for America originally developed the app to simplify access to federal supplemental nutritional assistance programs and is now relaying the needs of citizens as well as providing additional data on economic trends during the crisis.

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Hospital chaplains find creative ways to offer compassion, despite coronavirus restrictions, so no one has to die alone

Kate Thayer

April 01, 2020 |

Chicago Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Social distancing rules are proving to be especially difficult to maintain for people whose family member is dying of the virus. Chaplains in Chicago are finding ways to help families to be with their loved ones in times of illness and so that no patient has to die alone. Chaplains will talk to the patient on the phone, broadcast family members' voices over the rooms' intercoms, and hand nurses prayer cards to give to the patient when they enter the room. The chaplains also work to alleviate the stress of the healthcare workers by praying over specific concerns and wishes that the nurses have.

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Memphis teachers turn to TV to air lessons with classrooms closed due to coronavirus

Laura Faith Kebede

April 01, 2020 |

Chalkbeat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

To reach kids who must stay at home as a result of the coronavirus and may not have access to reliable internet, teachers in Tennessee's Shelby County schools are recording easily accessible TV lessons. Though teachers can no longer get the same level of feedback from students or adjust to their on-the-spot questions, the lessons are to some degree interactive and aim to reinforce lessons students learned before schools went remote.

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A Facebook group matches RVs that are sitting idle with health care workers who need a place to isolate after long hospital shifts

Alicia Lee

April 01, 2020 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Doctors on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are able to isolate themselves from their families to avoid possible transmission of the virus thanks to a Facebook group that helps match medical professionals with nearby RVs, trailers, and campers. The idea for RVs for MDs originated in Texas, but thanks to a large volunteer group, they've been able to implement the program nationwide.

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Mt. Sinai Health launches coronavirus app to track outbreak across the New York City

Noah Higgins-Dunn

April 01, 2020 |

CNBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

To better trace the spread of coronavirus, Singapore and China have been using apps that collect data about citizens' whereabouts and let people know if they've potentially been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the virus. Now, similar apps are being piloted in New York and Massachusettes in an attempt to better "understand more about the clinical course of the disease."

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Kansas City's WWI Museum is avoiding layoffs by giving employees thousands of pages from its archives to digitize

Alisha Ebrahimji

April 01, 2020 |

CNN |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

By assigning employees to digitization projects, the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, continues to operate even while day-to-day visitors stay home. To prevent staff from losing their jobs, the Museum has assigned teams to transcribe documents and letters. By shifting their priority, from interacting with visitors to processing collections, the Museum is able to make of its materials accessible to the public and researchers online.

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STAT's guide to how hospitals are using AI to fight Covid-19

Casey Ross Rebecca Robbins Erin Brodwin

March 31, 2020 |

STAT |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A variety of AI tools are being used by the healthcare industry to try to identify cases of coronavirus. Although it's not yet clear which will be most successful in doing so, tools such as automated chatboxes, algorithms to identify at-risk people, and the use of modeling and projections are all being piloted to help aid hospitals, clinicians, and patients.

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Allina Health's Tablet Stands Could Help Preserve PPE Supplies

John Lauritsen

March 31, 2020 |

WCCO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

In Minnesota, hospitals in the Allina Health system are using tablets and stands for doctors to speak with their patients in an effort to cut down on the need to use various kinds of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. With the tablets, doctors and nurses can virtually check in on patients nearby from the safety of a kiosk.

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University of Maryland researchers developing custom-fit, reusable masks for coronavirus first responders

Delia Goncalves

March 31, 2020 |

WUSA-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, College Park, Maryland

WIth supplies of masks for health workers running dangerously low around the United States, researchers at the University of Maryland have devised a way to sterilize disposable masks, as well as tocreate custom, reusable masks.

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Covid-19: Virus-stricken cities go digital to boost solidarity, wellbeing

Sophie Davies Beh Lih Yi Umberto Bacchi

March 31, 2020 |

The Star Malaysia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain

Within weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak in cities around the world, online communities flourished as places people used to combat feelings of isolation and to promote community spirits. Virtual parties, educational seminars, and online cultural events connected people across borders and within neighborhoods. In Spain, an early virus hotspot, Nextdoor users created 10 times more neighborhood groups than usual. In Berlin, the city’s vibrant nightlife went digital with about 250 clubs combining to livestream DJ sets every evening.

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