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As pandemic continues, community nursing effort looks to grow in the Upper Valley

Nora Doyle-Burr

April 25, 2020 |

Valley News |

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Response Location: United States, Lebanon, Connecticut

In the New England region of the U.S., community nurses are working to fill a void in health care during the coronavirus pandemic for those who may require medical attention but do not need hospital care. As described by the co-director of the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project, "the last thing the health care system needs right now is a lot of people in the emergency room because there have been complications of their chronic diseases, or they’ve fallen or they have problems with their medications."

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Bankers say PPP loans saved 40,000 jobs in New Hampshire

Patrick O'Grady

April 25, 2020 |

New Hampshire Business Review |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

The Paycheck Protection Program, a program launched by the federal government to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, has helped the community in New Hampshire save about 40,000 jobs. Although not all small businesses are keen to take the loan because of the strict stipulations that must be met for it to be forgivable, overall, 7,400 loans have been approved so far.

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As residents at Milwaukee County nursing homes contracted and died of coronavirus, administrators and local officials kept it to themselves

Rory Linnane Daphne Chen

April 24, 2020 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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Response Location: United States, West Allis, Wisconsin

After the coronavirus outbreak devastated a nursing home in Wisconsin unbeknownst to the residents' family members and the public, advocates and lawmakers called for more transparency from the facility. The agency, joining other care facilities in the state and nation, is now reporting cases according to newly implemented protocols regarding transparency and timeliness, as a means of helping "family members and health care workers plan for their safety."

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An impromptu drive-through at a Sikh temple to feed neighbors now helps thousands daily

Irfan Khan

April 24, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Riverside, California

The Sikh community in Riverside, California—starting with the United Sikh Mission and the Riverside Sikh Temple—has provided thousands of masks and more than 40,000 homemade hot meals to healthcare professionals and anyone who needs it. They also have sent more than 1,000 meals a day to nursing homes in nearby counties and deliver meals to four local hospitals. The efforts have received community funding, and they have no plans to stop anytime soon because, "there are no days off for hunger."

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McDo réquisitionné, autogestion : les collectifs de quartiers nourrissent des milliers de Marseillais

Jean de Peña Nina Hubinet

April 24, 2020 |

Basta Mag |

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Response Location: France, Marseille

Depuis le début du confinement, des citoyens organisent des collectes et des distributions de nourriture au profit des personnes les plus touchées par le ralentissement économique à Marseille - avec une efficacité exemplaire.

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Ramadan In The Age Of Coronavirus: Some Colorado Muslims View Isolation As An Opportunity To Grow In Their Faith

Hayley Sanchez

April 24, 2020 |

Colorado Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

An Islamic organization called Downtown Denver’s Islamic Center is helping members of their community adjust to the quarantine and maintain their spiritual practice. All services and counseling has been moved online, and their preexisting food assistance program is still going on, albeit adjusted to accommodate for the shortage of volunteers during the quarantine. They even have many one-on-one phone calls with people to work through specific issues. It's not perfect, and they still want to do more, but for now they are serving a great spiritual and communal need.

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Utah And New Mexico Lead The Region In COVID-19 Testing. Here's How They've Done It

Rae Ellen Bichell

April 24, 2020 |

KUNR |

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Response Location: United States, New Mexico

Deploying a state-wide COVID-19 testing strategy requires coordinating both public and private-industry stakeholders. In Utah and New Mexico, the appointment of “testing czars,” or public health leaders in charge of coordinating testing, has led to targeted, successful strategies to ramp up testing. These “testing czars” work to coordinate with commercial and public labs to find supplies and address bottlenecks. Suppliers work to connect via conference call to discuss logistics, allowing for successful scaling in both rural and urban testing strategies.

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Vanquish the Virus? Australia and New Zealand Aim to Show the Way

Damien Cave

April 24, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia, Sydney

With the goal of containing the spread of Covid-19, the national governments in Australia and New Zealand took an approach that was predicated on letting public health experts take the lead. Although this approach – which led to early and aggressive restrictions of movement – was not met favorably by all at first, it has proved successful so far, leading both countries to reset the goal to eliminating the virus rather than just containing it.

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Why South Korea's coronavirus death toll is comparatively low

Nemo Kim Maheen Sadiq Marina Costa Nikhita Chulani

April 23, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: South Korea

South Korea took early and aggressive measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, and the country has now been able to successfully declare that they've flattened the curve of reported cases. The combined strategy of widespread testing, contact tracing, government transparency, community willingness to self-isolate, and an economy already built for the delivery of goods, helped the country avoid a national lockdown all while still containing the virus.

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These coal communities are protecting sick miners from COVID-19 and pushing Congress for more support

Austyn Gaffney

April 23, 2020 |

Southerly |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

In Tennessee and Kentucky, rural coal communities are drawing on their decades-old networks of mutual aid to protect coal miners from COVID-19. At the legislative level, the National Black Lung Association and other Appalachian groups are coming together to push for more coal miner protections in coronavirus stimulus bills. At the local level, communities are organizing phone trees to share necessary information, helping with grocery and prescription delivery, and providing greater access to broadband for those without reliable internet.

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