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  • Once the coronavirus 'epicenter,' this American city reversed course

    May 08, 2020 |

    CNN |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When coronavirus first appeared in the United States, Seattle emerged as an epicenter, but just a few months later, the city and state have largely reduced the overall caseload. Local officials say that a unified approach, consisting of a combination of measured governmental action and strategic conversations between leaders and tech giants, was the key to slowing the spread while also gaining buy-in from state residents.

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  • Parts of Asia that relaxed restrictions without a resurgence in coronavirus cases did these three things

    May 07, 2020 |

    CNBC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea and Hong Kong have been able to contain the coronavirus without imposing restrictive lockdowns by implementing an aggressive and widespread testing, data sharing and contact tracing regime. In the case of South Korea, the country was able to not just flatten the curve of coronavirus cases in only 20 days, but also maintain a decrease in cases even after a parliamentary election with record-setting turnout numbers.

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  • Playas del Coco turns to bartering as a payment method during the pandemic

    May 07, 2020 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Venezuela, Carrillo, Guanacaste

    A community in Guanacaste has turned to a bartering system during the coronavirus pandemic to help connect those who are out of work with the supplies they need to live. Similar to an existing program in France, the initiative "consists of being able to use barter or exchange services or products as a means of payment, avoiding the use of money due to lack of income."

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  • The Underground Efforts to Get Masks to Doctors

    May 07, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Communities and medical professionals are working together to create their own mutual aid supply chain as shortages of personal protective equipment plague U.S. hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic. This "temporary but necessary" solution has helped disperse nearly 200,000 masks and thousands of gloves, gowns, goggles, and face shields to hospitals throughout the country by using using community members as the quality control and delivery team for equipment provided by local suppliers.

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  • California readies army of coronavirus detectives Audio icon

    May 05, 2020 |

    CalMatters |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    California state government is pivoting to a tactic that will allow for state employees to be reassigned and retrained to help efforts towards implementing contact tracing. Only one-third of the state's local health departments are performing contact tracing in some capacity, but the new training – designed in partnership between the government and two universities – will help the state reach the necessary increase required to assess the pandemic.

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  • COVID-19 Accelerated This West Virginia Community's Efforts to End Homelessness

    May 05, 2020 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarksburg, West Virginia

    West Virginians from Clarksburg mobilized to tackle the issue of homelessness once the pandemic highlighted the vulnerability faced by the homeless who could not shelter in place. Advocates came together to get people off the streets and into motel rooms paid for by nonprofits and organized by local government. The city looked 40 miles away, to the achievements of Morgantown, which was able to bring together different sectors to keep people off the streets. Immediate goals of keeping people safe from the virus are part of a long-term plan to create housing and provide mental and physical health services.

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  • Cooperative Connection Gets PPE from Appalachia to the Bronx

    May 05, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    A home health care cooperative, based in NY, turned to a worker-owned cut and sew cooperative, based in NC, to produce masks for their employees when they were unable to source them elsewhere. The cost of masks and gloves became too high for Cooperative Home Care Associates, the largest worker-owned cooperative in the country. And hospitals and nursing homes were first in line for government assistance securing PPE. The textile cooperative has sent 500 more affordable and reusable masks a week for the home health workers and hopes to double that to 1000 per week soon.

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  • Appalachian solar advocates continue efforts despite setbacks, pandemic

    May 04, 2020 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    A solar workgroup in Virginia is inviting developers to present information on the best ways to build solar and battery storage projects for the region; a new approach they are taking after previous failures in getting solar projects off the ground. Despite a lack of funding and local developers in the area, solar advocates are hopeful that the passage of a new energy law in the Commonwealth could be an economic incentive for commercial-scale solar projects.

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  • Kearns aims to reverse troubling trends affecting its teens

    May 03, 2020 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kearns, Utah

    The Kearns Community Coalition in Utah is a collective community effort that aims to "help adults improve their parenting skills, help teens understand the harmful effects of substance use, and increase opportunities to connect youths to their schools and communities." Taking a data-driven approach to assessing community problems, the cross-sector team that forms the coalition implements evidence-based programs that address the gap between residents and resources.

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  • Amid New York's 42,400 hospitalizations, the military handled 3 percent. But it helped in immeasurable ways.

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When New York hospitals became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, the military deployed and staffed a Navy hospital ship and built a military field hospital in a nearby convention center to help with the caseload. Although military personnel weren't able to treat the vast majority of patients due to resource availability, hospital officials are calling their efforts a success having lessened the overall burden and learned lessons that will be applied should a second wave of cases hit.

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