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Australia has almost eliminated the coronavirus — by putting faith in science

Odysseus Patrick

November 05, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Australia

Although the goal was not to eradicate but to contain COVID-19, Australia is "close to eliminating community transmission of the coronavirus." Many factors played a role in the country's success but one of the most prominent tactics was to cede public communications health officials rather than government officials.

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En Allemagne, contre le Covid, les écoles ouvrent les fenêtres

Violette Bonnebas

November 05, 2020 |

Reporterre |

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Response Location: Germany

Pour limiter la propagation du virus dans les écoles, les autorités allemandes investissent dans le contrôle de la qualité de l’air. Aération régulière des pièces et capteurs de CO2 permettent de limiter la propagation aérienne du Covid19 et de sensibiliser les élèves.

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Take Me Out To The Ballot Box

Nathaniel Rakich

November 03, 2020 |

FiveThirtyEight |

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Response Location: United States

The coronavirus made cramped or high-risk polling locations untenable so at least 39 sports arenas have opened up their facilities for voting. Their expansive size allows them to welcome large numbers of voters while maintaining social distancing protocols. Many are outdoors, which lowers the risk of transmitting the virus even further. Prompted by calls from athletes, arena owners’ site the summer’s racial-justice demonstrations as inspiration for supplying the spaces since voting is a key way to create definitive changes. Voters were thrilled to cast their ballots in a sports arena.

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What the US can learn from how African countries handled Covid

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Rifaiyat Mahbub

November 03, 2020 |

CNN |

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Response Location: Senegal

The death toll and infection rate from the coronavirus pandemic have been extravagant in the U.S., especially compared to that of other countries. The difference is largely explained in how different governments handled the early days of the pandemic. In many African nations – such as Senegal, which has been touted as having one of the best COVID-19 responses – "leadership, disaster preparedness, conformity to scientific advice, and coherence in pandemic response strategies" have played a significant role in the outcomes.

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Cities deploy dedicated teams to combat racial disparities exposed by Covid

James Peterson

November 02, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

Several cities across the U.S. have organized Racial Equity Rapid Response (RERR) teams to address and combat "the racial disparities exposed and exacerbated by Covid-19." Although each city's version of this team looks slightly different, some commonalities exist such as enacting the teams at the municipal level and relying on community connectivity to drive impact.

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This Medical Team Is Working To Reach Those Most At Risk For COVID-19

Eleni Avendaño

November 01, 2020 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

A group of health care workers and social workers formed to help connect hard-to-reach communities in Hawaii to COVID-19 testing and information about the pandemic. So far, they have been able to test more than 200 people who were showing symptoms or who had been at high risk of exposure. The director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority has also reported that compliance with mask-wearing and other safety measures has increased since the effort began.

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Minority US contact tracers build trust in diverse cities

Julie Watson

October 31, 2020 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

A contact tracing program jointly launched by San Diego State University and San Diego County is helping to combat misinformation and dispel fears for immigrants, refugees, and minorities in San Diego by employing ethnically and racially diverse community members. The contact tracers help those who need to quarantine devise a plan to do so safely, while also acting as community health care workers to help those families get the necessities they need.

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Managing scarcity

Emma Athena

October 29, 2020 |

Boulder Weekly |

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Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

In Boulder, Colorado those working to address the increasing rate of homelessness are reallocating resources to support longterm housing options as opposed to the traditional temporary services – such as shelters. Although there are challenges to this approach and it's too early to gauge the longterm reality of this approach, early results from the method have shown that consolidating resources has reduced operational costs while housing over 450 people.

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Ticket to ride: Officials, riders debate the safety of riding the RTA during the pandemic

Conor Morris Sydney Kornegay

October 29, 2020 |

FreshWater Cleveland |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

COVID-19-transmission rates on public transportation have been relatively low. This is in part because many public trains, buses, and commuter rails—like the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) – rely on high-frequency air exchange systems that filter and exchange inside air every few minutes. The RTA also requires all employees and customers to wear masks while riding or waiting for transit. Giving away over 6,000 masks. RTA disinfects vehicles every 24 hours and installed vinyl barriers to provide additional protection for drivers.

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Paraisópolis and Its “Street presidents”

Priscila Pacheco Alexander de Maio Cecilia Marins Alessandra de Maio

October 28, 2020 |

Outriders |

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Response Location: Brazil, Paraisopolis, Sao Paulo

Lacking assistance from the government during the coronavirus pandemic, residents in one of the largest favelas in Sao Paulo, Brazil organized to raise funds and launch a series of initiatives to protect their community. Although not all were supportive of the efforts – which included residents acting as neighborhood monitors and using two schools as quarantine shelters – the community has been able to reduce transmission and keep the case count manageable.

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