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News Articles: pandemic

A robot introduces itself to patients in Kigali, Rwanda. The robots, used in Rwanda's treatment centers, can screen people for COVID-19 and deliver food and medication, among other tasks. The robots were donated by the United Nations Development Program and the <a href="https://minict.gov.rw/home/">Rwanda Ministry of ICT and Innovation.</a>

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  • Global Health

A COVID-19 Success Story In Rwanda: Free Testing, Robot Caregivers

Despite its limited resources, Rwanda has vowed to identify every case. So you could be walking down the street and a health worker will ask if you want to be tested.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Left: Tech entrepreneur Ruchit Garg is helping farmers connect to customers in India. Center: A mariachi band brings music and joy to the streets of Colombia during lockdown. Right: Designer Rhea Shah created an affordable cardboard bed for health facilities in India.

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  • World

How 6 Problem-Solvers Tackled Pandemic Challenges In Their Neighborhoods

From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • NPR Staff
GPB  NPR

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  • Global Health

What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide

At the international AIDS conference last week — held virtually — concerns were shared about the impact of the novel coronavirus on efforts to fight AIDS.

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Susan Brink
A letter from current CDC staff recently submitted to Director Robert Redfield demands that the agency address structural racism toward Black employees.

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  • Health

CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggressions'

Pointing to the pandemic's disproportionate toll on people of color, over 1,200 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis.

July 13, 2020
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin and
  • Pien Huang

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: How Do I Protect Myself If The Coronavirus Can Linger In The Air?

Researchers say airborne transmission is possible, especially in cramped indoor settings, but it's unclear how much it contributes to the spread. Here's how to lower your risks, just in case.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Children arrive at Hong Kong's Maryknoll Fathers' Primary School on June 8, the first day of classes since the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Education

PHOTOS: How Hong Kong Reopened Schools — And Why It Closed Them Again

Schools were shut when the novel coronavirus first became a concern. Here's how Hong Kong handled re-opening — and now, a second closing due to a spike in cases.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Chor
GPB  NPR

CDC Takes Action After Study Shows Swine Flu Viruses Have Pandemic Potential

A group of H1N1 swine influenza viruses have essential hallmarks of being highly adapted to infect humans and are of potential pandemic concern, health...

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) heavily infected with particles (orange) from the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient sample.

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  • Global Health

WHO: Airborne Transmission Plays Limited Role In Coronavirus Spread

After 239 scientists raised concerns about transmission by aerosolized particles, the World Health Organization has issued a brief on the topic — and called for more research.

July 10, 2020
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  • Pien Huang
The World Health Organization in Geneva has faced criticism from President Trump over its handling of the pandemic.

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  • Global Health

Trump Sets Date To End WHO Membership Over Its Handling Of Virus

In a letter to the U.N., the president said the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization effective July 6, 2021. He was met with a barrage of criticism.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A sneeze can carry the coronavirus pathogen in droplets and in aerosols — and they could land on a surface, making it a fomite.

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  • Global Health

Aerosols, Droplets, Fomites: What We Know About Transmission Of COVID-19

A letter from over 200 scientists to the World Health Organization asks for further investigation into how the virus spreads. WHO responded at a press conference on Tuesday.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
A demonstration on administering Narcan nasal spray.

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  • Health

Overdoses Are Surging, Check In On Your Friends And Family, Experts Say

Social distancing and quarantining may help slow the spread of COVID-19, but the isolation is hurting those with opioid use disorder, addiction experts...

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Lavon (shown here before the pandemic hit) considers herself fortunate compared to other people without housing.

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  • National

For Portland Woman, Home These Days Is Where She Parks Her Minivan

Naida Lavon, 67, was recently furloughed from her job because of the pandemic, after losing her housing in March. Now, she lives out of her minivan as she navigates the changed world around her.

June 23, 2020
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  • Nellie Gilles

What You Need To Know: Protesting During A Pandemic

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

June 18, 2020
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By:
  • Lars Lonnroth
Mary Spoto, general manager of Madison Chop House Grille, changes the sign as she and her staff prepare to shift from take out only to dine-in service in April in Madison, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Coronavirus Remains A Daunting, Shifting Issue

Thursday on Political Rewind , the coronavirus outbreak remains a daunting public health challenge in Georgia and across the country. Several states...

June 18, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia provided authority for a plan for possible staffing reductions and furloughs due to rapid changes in expected state revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

State Colleges Prepare For Furloughs, Staffing Reductions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia announced a potential plan that would include staffing reductions and furloughs. The plan is a...

May 07, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
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