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As governments fumbled their coronavirus response, these four got it right. Here's how.

Angela Dewan Henrik Pettersson Natalie Croker

April 16, 2020 |

CNN |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, we’re also learning lessons from one another. For instance, Taiwan’s ability to have a designated Central Epidemic Command Center helped to coordinate a comprehensive response and keep their numbers low, and Iceland immediately partnered with a private company to scale their testing design. Germany built out their hospital capacity, which can now handle 10x what it needs, and South Korea developed over 500 testing stations around the country.

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An Army of Virus Tracers Takes Shape in Massachusetts

Ellen Barry

April 16, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

While East Asian countries have found success in deploying technology to do contact tracing, or a method of virus containment in which disease detectives track and monitor the interactions and movements of known infected people, U.S. states like Massachusetts is relying on people power. In a $44 million program, the state government is hiring more than 1,000 tracers. San Francisco is using 150 volunteers, and Ireland is sending out 1,000 furloughed government workers.

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South Africa flattens its coronavirus curve—and considers how to ease restrictions

Linda Nordling

April 15, 2020 |

Science Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Africa

Like countries around the world, South Africa imposed strict social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. After a few weeks, they’re seeing that slowdown happening and using it to build in additional safety measures, like screening for additional testing, building field hospitals, and sending community health care workers into smaller villages and towns.

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South Korea's Coronavirus Test Run: How to Hold an Election

Timothy W. Martin Andrew Jeong

April 15, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: South Korea

Extra sanitation and health screening precautions allowed South Korea to hold a national election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mandatory face protection, rubber gloves, taking voters’ temperatures, and providing hand sanitizer and new gloves were some of the requirements at polling stations. Candidates also continued to campaign but took precautions such as face masks, gloves, and microphone covers. While the strictest social distancing was not followed, voters express feeling comfortable and officials say South Korea could provide a model to other countries on how to hold an election during the pandemic.

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One church's tale of two pandemics, 100 years apart

Megan Botel Isaiah Murtaugh

April 15, 2020 |

The GroundTruth Project |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The quarantines and shelter-in-place orders that many cities in the United States are enacting today to combat the coronavirus pandemic can be compared to similar tactics taken in 1918 to stop the spread of influenza pandemic. However, with modern-day technology, churches in particular are finding that they are better able to safely reach their members through the use of video conferencing rather than door-to-door visits. For a Los Angeles church, this is part of a comprehensive approach that aims to abide by social distancing requirements while still helping those in need.

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Refugee Chefs Are Cooking Free Meals For Vulnerable D.C. Residents

Mikaela Lefrak

April 15, 2020 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

A D.C.-area nonprofit that normally links refugee and immigrant chefs with paid internships at local restaurants has pivoted to directly paying those chefs to produce meals to donate across the DMV area for COVID-19 relief. Using a GoFundMe page that has so far raised almost $9,000, Tables without Borders has begun paying chefs $25 an hour to make 250 meals inspired by where they come from. The program is still in its early stages, but so far they have donated meals to Howard University Hospital night-shift workers, a homeless shelter in Arlington, and a nonprofit that works with Latin American immigrants.

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Making a difference: Madison makers build safety equipment for frontlines of COVID-19 fight

Natalie Yahr

April 15, 2020 |

The Cap Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

Innovation labs, makerspaces, and fabrication laboratories are just a few of the entities that helping to address the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals by creating face shields and masks. In Madison, Wisconsin, the design for a custom-made medical face shield prototype created by Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab only uses three materials and has been approved by the university's infection control department. To help others join in efforts, the engineers made the design available online and it has now "been picked up by manufacturers around the world."

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As the need for masks rises during the pandemic, volunteers work to keep Alaska covered

Marc Lester

April 15, 2020 |

Anchorage Daily News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

A group of three women Alaskan women banded together on Facebook to rally sewers across the state to sew masks for Alaska's front-line workers during COVID-19. Their Facebook group includes tutorials, outreach, and customer service. They have about 300 volunteers from places all over the state and have filled the requests of 56 different organizations (about 37,668). At least 14 communities across Alaska have benefitted from this. Another response is underway in Anchorage where scientists are experimenting with 3D printing N95 masks.

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‘Everyone wants to do their bit': The volunteers sewing scrubs for NHS workers

Emma Reynolds

April 15, 2020 |

Positive.News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

In the United Kingdom, a grassroots network called Scrub Hub is gathering groups of volunteers to sew scrubs for hospital workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups are self-organizing, raising money on their own to buy the fabric, and have so far gathered thousands of people across the UK to help.

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Need Help With Covid-19 Tech? This Nonprofit Connects Volunteers with Governments

Kate Elizabeth Queram

April 15, 2020 |

Route Fifty |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

As the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the strain on governments to acquire more physical resources like personal protective equipment, state and local governments have also been faced with a growing need for tech resources to track data and develop platforms to share that data. Fortunately, scores of tech-savvy volunteers are lining up to help these governments, and a non-profit called U.S. Digital Response is pairing volunteers with governments.

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