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Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry

Atul Gawande

May 13, 2020 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, tested and implemented at Boston’s Mass General Brigham hospital, has shown promise in its ability to reduce spread amongst hospital workers. It includes: hand-washing, social distancing, mask-wearing, regular health screenings, and cultural shifts toward working better together as communities. Key to this strategy is employing all of the measures in synchronicity.

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How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

Max Walden

May 12, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Vietnam

Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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Parts of Asia that relaxed restrictions without a resurgence in coronavirus cases did these three things

William Feuer

May 07, 2020 |

CNBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

South Korea and Hong Kong have been able to contain the coronavirus without imposing restrictive lockdowns by implementing an aggressive and widespread testing, data sharing and contact tracing regime. In the case of South Korea, the country was able to not just flatten the curve of coronavirus cases in only 20 days, but also maintain a decrease in cases even after a parliamentary election with record-setting turnout numbers.

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How to play live pro sports in a pandemic? Taiwan, South Korea offer lessons

Grady McGregor

May 05, 2020 |

Fortune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Around the world, sporting leagues have had to cancel or postpone their games as a response to COVID-19, but in select countries, they’re showing the world how to – safely – resume games. Taiwan’s basketball and baseball leagues and South Korea’s baseball and soccer leagues have started playing again. They’ve put into place measures like banning all fans from in-person viewing and taking regular temperature checks for players and coaches. While being careful, the physical nature of sports still presents challenges.

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Germany avoids the worst of coronavirus crisis — but how?

Erik Kirschbaum Laura King

April 29, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: Germany, Berlin

Germany has emerged during the coronavirus pandemic as a country that has successfully been able to avoid the worst-case scenario, unlike many other countries still battling the virus. Although the country hasn't escaped unscathed, the country's accessible and reliable health care system and a public trust in government officials both helped form the country's successful response to the outbreak.

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In Seoul, the Art World Gets Back to Business

Su-Hyun Lee Brett Sokol

April 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

The art world in Seoul is cautiously taking steps to reopening business following the COVID-19 quarantine. To keep safe, galleries are practicing the usual social distancing guidelines, wearing masks, and collecting contact information from visitors in order to contact trace if necessary. The art world is now in the process of figuring out how to adapt their business with the new normal brought by the coronavirus.

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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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China's Venture Capitalists Start Making Deals, Amid Signs of Recovery

Yunan Zhang

March 31, 2020 |

The Information |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: China

China's economy has slowly begun to show signs of reopening and recovering, which has led some companies to begin fundraising. Consumer brands that saw an uptick in usage during the pandemic – such as an online grocery delivery startup, an online education tutor, and even an online makeup retailer – have so far been successful in their efforts to raise funds with investors saying that "in the current climate of uncertainty, they were more comfortable betting on the companies that are leading their industries."

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How a 60,000-employee firm survived China's COVID-19 outbreak

Wilson Liévano Josh Coe

March 23, 2020 |

The GroundTruth Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: China, Hubei Province

Bosch China Investment Ltd. survived the worst of the Coronavirus pandemic by taking serious precautions early on. This article lays out the specific steps in the timeline of the pandemic that the company took to protect its employees. Tactics include the usual set of tools like social distancing, face masks, and emergency preparedness systems, but it was how they executed the process that made it a success.

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Art Galleries Respond to Virus Outbreak With Online Viewing Rooms

Robin Pogrebin

March 16, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Art galleries are pivoting their sales to online platforms due to closures from the coronavirus pandemic. In the past, similar versions of virtual viewing rooms have resulted in significant sales for some galleries, despite the limitations of not viewing the artwork in person. While this transition is made harder for smaller galleries because of the cost of implementation, some are experimenting with smaller-scale virtual performances or online stores.

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