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  • Record 200 Days With No Local Case Makes Taiwan World's Envy

    October 28, 2020 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: Taiwan

    Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic Taiwan has recorded less than 600 cases and fewer than 7 deaths due to a rapid response from the government to close borders, introduce contact tracing and implement quarantine and mask distribution protocols. Although "Taiwan isn’t out of the woods yet," the country has gone 200 days without recording a new locally transmitted COVID-19. case

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  • How a Pioneering Covid Testing Lab Helped Keep Northeast Colleges Open

    October 16, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is a biomedical and genomics research center that is at the heart of many east-coast universities successfully reopening campuses during the coronavirus pandemic. Operating with a resemblance to an assembly line, the testing lab is able to process up to 100,000 tests per day.

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  • ‘The strength of people's hearts': Venezuelan doctors, neighbors unite

    October 08, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Venezuela

    Facing a shortage of supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic and with little help from the government on the horizon, doctors and community members across Venezuela "created a grassroots support network" as a means of making sure doctors would be properly outfitted to treat patients. Between pooled resources and various donations, the effort has resulted in "3,000 face masks, 2,000 meals, gallons of sanitizing alcohol, hand disinfectant and soap, and boxes of gloves" being delivered to medical professionals.

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  • Navajo COVID relief drives also highlight census participation

    September 29, 2020 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Arizona

    Navajo Nation volunteers combine COVID relief events with efforts to ensure residents are counted by the Census. Working together, aid organizations hand out supplies like food, water, diapers, and “hygiene kits” with masks and sanitizer. After receiving supplies, residents work with a census specialist to fill out Census paperwork. The dual goals of the events, held at reservation chapter houses, are to help residents stay safe during the pandemic and increase Navajo participation in the census before counting ends. A single event can reach hundreds of the reservation’s 174,000 residents.

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  • Masks effect hard to isolate, but officials say they're important layer of protection

    September 16, 2020 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

    Data collected from a handful of states where the idea of mask wearing has spread and been adopted, shows that after three weeks' time, the average daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases decreases. Although experts say that mask-wearing is not a solution on its own, the benefits of government mandates to wear a mask do still make an impact and the effectiveness only increases over time.

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  • Cleveland startup makes masks a new way

    September 09, 2020 |

    The Land |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Two newly-formed companies in Ohio are the nation's first businesses to create a "fully automated production of woven, washable masks." The project became a reality thanks to partnerships and funding support between state agencies, the Ohio Hospital Association, and a nonprofit consulting group. While the masks aren't medical grade, they are "washable, snug, and easy to take on and off without touching the contaminated part."

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  • Blazing the trail: How coast slum flattened the curve

    September 04, 2020 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Although residents in Bangladesh were initially hesitant to take precautionary measures against COVID-19, once one county began reporting cases, the community took swift action. From implementing hand washing stations at the borders of the regions to teaching children and other community members how to make soap and face masks, Bangladesh has not only been able to flatten the curve of coronavirus cases, but has also been able to avoid the typical influx of cholera cases that occur during the rainy season.

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  • We Can Solve the Coronavirus-Test Mess Now—if We Want To

    September 02, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    The United States is facing a coronavirus testing problem that is due to both governmental inaction and an inefficient health care system, but the nation has faced a similar problem before. When determining how best to distribute electricity, the creation of the national electric grid decentralized access, which in turn increased supply and lowered costs. To follow a similar path in regards to COVID-19 testing access, South Korea provides an example for what "a functional national grid can deliver when it comes to public health."

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  • How innovators are using 3D printing to make medical parts

    August 25, 2020 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Milimani

    In parts of Kenya, engineers are using 3D printing to produce medical equipment to help hospitals that are facing a shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the cost of the material used in the designs is high, the products are customizable and can be produced at a high rate of speed.

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  • For Quick Coronavirus Testing, Israel Turns to a Clever Algorithm

    August 21, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Israel, Beersheba

    The Israeli government is preparing to roll out a new form of pooled testing as the count of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. The methodology, which has already shown promise as a successful pilot project, works more efficiently than other pooled-testing efforts by using a combinatorial algorithm that was "developed a decade ago to speed the detection of rare genetic mutations."

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