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From spirits to sanitizer: Local distilleries joining together to fight COVID-19

Matthew Denis

March 25, 2020 |

The Register-Guard |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, some distilleries across the United States have switched their focus from the production of alcohol to the production of hand sanitizer. This new model meets the outsized demand for sanitizing supplies and helps to keep these businesses afloat.

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Neighbors Show Kindness During Coronavirus Crisis

Yasmin Amer Andrea Asuaje

March 25, 2020 |

WBUR |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Somerville, Massachusetts

Mutual aid efforts are emerging in Massachusetts as individuals, businesses, and organizations look for ways to help their fellow neighbors get through the coronavirus pandemic. From restaurants who are delivering food to students who aren't attending school any longer to people who are offering space in their homes to stranded college students who had to vacate their dorms, neighbors are collaborating and connecting online to offer support.

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How a team of technicians is helping Taiwan triple mask production

Wang Chao-yu Chung Jung-feng Matthew Mazzetta

March 24, 2020 |

Focus Taiwan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan, New Taipei

When people in Taiwan began to panic buy face masks in response to the spread of the coronavirus, the government intervened and took control of production protocols. Recruiting technicians from a variety of backgrounds and cities, the government – in a move that mimics military service recruitment – mobilized a team that was able to increase the rate of face mask production and solve the potential shortage.

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In Canada, an inspiring movement emerges in response to the coronavirus

David Moscrop

March 24, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

The caremongering movement, in stark opposition to fear mongering, involves mutual aid societies and neighborhood groups that have sprung up to provide local, voluntary relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. These groups are part of a long trend, especially in marginalized community, though leaders of local movements are hoping the government steps in to fill gaps to structural challenges that volunteers cannot fill.

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Angeleno offers free laundry service for the homeless, sews face masks to donate amid coronavirus

Madeleine Brand

March 24, 2020 |

KCRW |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In Los Angeles, city officials are working to repurpose recreational buildings to house those experiencing homelessness, in the hopes of containing the spread of coronavirus. The city and shelters are also partnering with a mobile laundry truck, which has been in operation for years serving low-income communities and those who are experiencing homelessness, to provide free laundry for those who visit.

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These face masks are designed to be washed and reused

Evan Nicole Brown

March 24, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

As hospitals around the world run dangerously low or completely out of personal medical equipment like protective masks, one company has developed a recyclable nano-fiber filter that can fit inside surgical masks, which are generally less scarce than N95 face masks. The masks are reusable up to a month, a sustainable improvement from other single use models.

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This tool is helping cities find the neighborhoods most vulnerable to coronavirus

Adele Peters

March 24, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

A new urban planning tool called Urban Footprint is helping governments to map out their most vulnerable neighborhoods and populations. Originally designed in 2018 to help city planners make sense of large data sets and understand the implication of potential policies on traffic, energy use, or multiple other factors, Urban Footprint was easily adapted to pull in data from the CDC and other inputs for COVID-19 considerations.

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The COVID-19 crisis is giving parents a taste of digital ‘unschooling'

Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund

March 24, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

With school shut down due to the spread of coronavirus, distance learning has become the norm in many cities and parents have largely had to adjust their roles to include teaching and supervision. To help with this adjustment, teachers have begun offering online homeschooling classes that teach parents how to facilitate learning for their children.

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Can location data from smartphones help slow the coronavirus? Facebook is giving academics a chance to try

Rebecca Robbins

March 24, 2020 |

STAT |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Facebook collects data from people that choose to share their location with the app, and have started sharing it with various researchers who are trying to track the spread of the novel coronavirus. They share the data anonymously, so as to avoid the privacy issues they’ve faced in the past, and researchers aggregate “the signals into a picture of flows of people” to track connectivity and movement. Beyond researchers, nonprofits are also using it to help disseminate medical resources to highly affected areas.

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Doctors Turn to Social Media to Develop Covid-19 Treatments in Real Time

Michelle Fay Cortez

March 24, 2020 |

Bloomberg |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Italy

Compared to information-sharing methods during previous pandemics, social media and other online platforms have accelerated the pace at which doctors across the world can share best practices related to the coronavirus. “We have already saved a large number of lives just by sharing information about social distancing, propagating stories from the front lines, helping with diagnosis and treatment and connecting physicians to other sources," one doctor said.

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