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  • The Mask Project offers jobs to unemployed and masks to Arizona's hardest-hit communities

    May 18, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    An interfaith partnership between religions institutions and communities in Arizona has helped provide mask-making jobs to those who have lost their sources of income during the coronavirus pandemic. Participants include many from Latino and Native American communities who have been particularly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The project is not only providing enough of an income for these community members to support their families, but it also is working to keep the local communities safe by distributing the masks to those who need them.

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  • Some Parents Skip Meals to Feed Their Children, but Who Will Feed the Adults? One Organization Has an Answer

    May 17, 2020 |

    KQED |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Community Services Unlimited (CSU) is a local organization in Southern California that is helping to increase access to healthy foods for families all year round, but especially now during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike many food aid programs, the goal of CSU is not just to provide food, but to "create more empowered food communities" by teaching the local community valuable and usable skills around food production and distribution.

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  • How 'overreaction' made Vietnam a virus success

    May 15, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam's approach to handling the Covid-19 pandemic prioritized prevention over eradication which, so far, has helped the country avoid virus-caused deaths. Although the restriction in places, such as quarantine facilities, are aggressive and may not work in other countries, some public health experts commend the approach saying, "it's better to overreact."

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  • Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?

    May 14, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Germany has seen some of the lowest death rates in the world. Reasons behind that rate have been attributed to the widespread, accessible testing and subsequent quarantining of individuals who test positive, as well as the country’s health care capacity and infrastructure. While a success story right now, there is worry that the immediate wins may lead to relaxing on protocol and a second wave.

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  • The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry Audio icon

    May 14, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States

    Supply chains have been disrupted with the restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic, and farmers are suffering from a lack of buying customers. Meanwhile, food banks are in dire straits as more and more people seek support after losing jobs to the pandemic. What's needed? A middle man. This article looks at a range of solutions across the United States in which organizations and community groups are stepping up to fill the gap between the two needs. They largely do this by purchasing, packaging, and distributing surplus product to local food banks who need more donations for the community.

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  • Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

    May 13, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, tested and implemented at Boston’s Mass General Brigham hospital, has shown promise in its ability to reduce spread amongst hospital workers. It includes: hand-washing, social distancing, mask-wearing, regular health screenings, and cultural shifts toward working better together as communities. Key to this strategy is employing all of the measures in synchronicity.

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  • How a coastal Louisiana tribe is using generations of resilience to handle the pandemic

    May 12, 2020 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Houma, Louisiana

    The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw has long had a culture of cyclicality which is now coming in handy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because they assume that hardship will come after periods of abundance, tribal members prepare for times of scarcity by making do with less, strategizing new ways to produce food, and regularly checking in with elders to ensure their needs are met. The tribe also lives on the coast of Louisiana, so climate change and environmental degradation remain an issue that they include in their future-planning.

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  • How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

    May 12, 2020 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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  • As grim stories emerge from Wisconsin nursing homes, one took steps to halt coronavirus and keep everyone safe

    May 10, 2020 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Slinger, Wisconsin

    A nursing home in Slinger, Wisconsin has emerged as a model for mitigating worst-case scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic, a stark contrast to many other assisted living facilities across the nation, where the virus has devastated populations. While nursing homes around the nation are changing protocols to address the issue, Autumn Oaks' method of enacting both proactive action and preventative measures has provided a model that health officials are saying could be replicated elsewhere.

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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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