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  • A Pandemic And A Parade: What 1918 tells us about flattening the curve

    March 18, 2020 |

    Newsy |

    Documentary |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Enacting social distancing and mass closures of schools, businesses, and other industries during the times of virus outbreaks has been shown to slow the waves of infection, as first witnessed during the era of the Spanish Flu when one American city acted proactively while another did not. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, areas that began social distancing practices sooner are already reporting a flattened curve of cases, which helps hospitals avoid overcrowding.

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  • Grocery stores across U.S. reserve shopping hours for senior citizens during coronavirus outbreak

    March 18, 2020 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, some grocery stores are designating specific shopping hours for older and immunocompromised residents. This allows shoppers to stock up in a less crowded environment and reduces the risk that hey will get infected.

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  • Lockdown of Recovering Italian Town Shows Effectiveness of Early Action

    March 16, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Italy, Codogno

    Despite the devastation Italy has seen from the coronavirus pandemic, the town of Codogno has been able to largely avoid the same fate. Crediting immediate "drastic containment measures," that went into effect after the initial cases were reported and included adherence to social distancing and other social restrictions, the city has been able to flatten the curve of cases and lift some restrictions.

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  • Polio Epidemic Offers Guidance For Getting Through COVID-19

    March 16, 2020 |

    WBUR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Epidemics aren't new in the United States, and past outbreaks can provide lessons for the current coronavirus pandemic. Specifically looking at the polio epidemic that paralyzed parts of the country, studies of individual American cities show the difference rapid intervention strategies, such as school closures and crowd size limitations, make.

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  • How to Save Elections From a Pandemic Audio icon

    March 16, 2020 |

    Washington Monthly |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The coronavirus pandemic swept the nation at a time when many would be going to polling stations to cast their votes in primary elections, but vote-at-home practices are providing a solution for this civic inconvenience. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and now Utah have all implemented statewide all-mail election campaigns that not only improve voter turnout, but also cost less to taxpayers than only relying on in-person polling booths.

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  • South Korea's coronavirus response is the opposite of China and Italy – and it's working

    March 14, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has received acclaim for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak relative to China, where the initial outbreak originated. While China has enforced strict measures limiting movement and commerce, South Korea has stepped up by quickly ramping up widespread free or affordable testing and specifically not restricting travel, but rather by tracking people who have been infected and testing those they have come into contact with - and it seems to have been effective in slowing the spread in a way that could be an example to other countries.

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  • They've Contained the Coronavirus. Here's How.

    March 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have each shown success with slowing the pace of the coronavirus outbreak due in part from learning lessons during the 2002 SARS outbreak. Combining different approaches to social distancing and quarantine, travel restrictions, and public health campaigns focused on hygiene best practices, the countries have shown that it doesn't necessarily take "China’s draconian measures" to mitigate the spread.

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  • How Taiwan is containing coronavirus – despite diplomatic isolation by China

    March 12, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Struggling countries look to Taiwan as an example of how to respond to a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. Strategies that Taiwan uses include tracking of mandatory quarantines, border control, and its use of technology. They are now looking to expand testing even further.

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  • L.A. Unified plans for teaching by television after canceling all large gatherings

    March 12, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles Unified Schools is the second-largest school system, and a quarter of enrolled families lack adequate broadband access for online studies. This presented challenges as to how school could proceed, so the district partnered with public broadcaster PBS SoCal/KCET to prepare programming that would air on television in an effort to continue students' studies. They are offered on three different channels in order to provide for the different grade levels. This is their current solution to the question of schooling as the pandemic constantly updates.

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  • How Taiwan and Singapore Have Contained the Coronavirus

    March 11, 2020 |

    Slate |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Taiwan, New Taipei

    Compared to countries of similar size and stature, Taiwan and Singapore both had extremely effective responses to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. Each faced their own unique set of circumstances, but they used common tactics, including stopping flights from China, rationing mask purchases, and proactively finding new cases along with quarantining current ones. Both countries' government officials also had effective and clear communications with themselves and the public.

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