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• 2020-04-11

  A story under the pandemic

  The sudden outbreak of the epidemic in 2019 caused me to experience many more firsts in my life: my first online class, the first time I needed to wear a mask when I went out, the first time I had to take my temperature to be sterilized when I went to the doctor, and the first time I graduated high school in quarantine. In just a few short months, the outbreak spread across multiple countries turning into a global resistance, with new cases and even deaths increasing every day. Schools were closed and students were told to stay home. When I saw these real and ever-growing numbers, it was not easy to feel good. But after all, I was just watching the data on my cell phone refreshing, in fact, I have not really felt the seriousness of this virus. Until I saw a video: a girl's father because infected with the virus, due to the development of too fast, the father in just a few days time passed away, the girl looked at her father's funeral car drove away, which really found that the father is really gone, never come back, the girl through the mask towards the police on duty at the roadside disappointed and helpless shouted out a sentence: I have no father! That was the first time I felt the horror of this virus. In addition to my automatic daily tracking of the latest progress of the case, social media was flooded with all sorts of bad news about the outbreak, including how it was spreading, the misery and agonizing struggles of the infected and their families, and so on. I was so worried about myself or my family members and friends being infected that I was constantly urging the elderly members of my family not to go out, so as not to be infected. At the same time, the frantic buying of masks, goggles, sterilizing alcohol, and so on, by many people was increasing the fear of the disease. As a result of the epidemic, I know that many people are suffering from mental health problems such as insomnia or anxiety. I am one of them.
• 2020-04-11

  (HIST30060) The 'Intimate Partner' Clause

  For many experiencing the pandemic in Victoria, the intimate partner clause meant that our girlfriends, boyfriends, or partners were the only persons many young people were able to see - well at least legally that is. Initially, the intimate partner clause did not exist, which was heartbreaking for many couples that lived apart, facing the prospect of not seeing their partner for an unknown amount time, during an unsettling and unprecedented period. When the clause was introduced, it was a saving grace for couples. For others, it legally introduced a sneaky way to meet people inside their bubble, particularly after connecting online. I was lucky enough to meet my girlfriend during what was her first and my last on-campus class for the last two years - before lockdown was a thing. After facing the scary prospect of not seeing each other during the first stages of Melbourne's first lockdown, the intimate partner clause allowed us to spend every day for months and months between houses, happily isolating in our shared bubble and growing incredibly close.
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  2020-04-11

  Used Glove in a Parking Lot

  One of many used gloves in the parking lot of a grocery store in the early days of the pandemic.
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  2020-04-11

  Canadian Members of Parliament practicing physical distancing while the House of Commons is in session

  Canadian Members of Parliament practicing physical distancing while the House of Commons is in session.
• 2020-04-11

  virtual learning

  Doing school online was a crazy experience that I will not forget. I did all of my class on my apple laptop on zoom. I was able to go on zoom in different places such as Utah, Arizona, friends houses, and just different room in my house. It was fun because i could wake up and just go to my computer, i wouldn't have to get ready for school. It also sucked cause i couldn't see my friends and it was hard to learn and pay attention online. That was about everything that happened during online school.
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  2020-04-11

  Mental Health Check-ins for People Isolating in Nunavut

  An article from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation about mental health workers in Nunavut trying to support people in self-isolation
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  2020-04-11

  CERB Approval

  This tweet summarizes the relief many people felt when receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB). The replying tweets also sum up discussions and questions about CERB in April 2020.
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  2020-04-11

  Putting the Pieces Together

  When quarantine struck my family, my brother came home from Illinois State University due to safety reasons. Once he came home, my family started to play tons of board games and watched tons of movies just to spend time together. This was a rare moment as we haven't been living together as a family since my brother moved out, so it was a special time for all of us. This was a fun time for all of us because we got to come together as a family for the first time in a long time.
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  2020-04-11

  Jewish Melbourne: Pesach raid: police swoop on illegal minyan

  Newspaper article which appeared in the Australian Jewish News discussing the response to a group of "ultra-Orthodox individuals" who held a minyan on the first day of Pesach, despite social distancing laws which were meant to prevent such gatherings
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  2020-04-11

  Jewish Melbourne: Solidarity Seder

  On Saturday 11 April 2020, a group of Jews from across Australia gathered together on zoom for a 'Solidarity seder'. Organised by people from Here, Queer, and Jewish Australia, Sydney Left Jews, Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), Fully Automated Luxury Kosher Space Kibbutz and Jews against Fascism, this seder raised money for undocumented migrants as well as Grandmothers Against Removals. Approximately 60 people gathered together, reading through the haggadah together, sharing a meal, and sharing ideas about what Jewish life and possibility looked like in that moment. Everyone agreed that this was a unique and special Jewish space.
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  2020-04-11

  During Pandemic, Community Adapts "Reverse" Parade to Honor 90th Birthday in Memorable Way

  Local resident Genelle Richey retired in 2012, dedicating 62 years of her life to teaching the youth of Blanchard, Oklahoma. Since then, Mrs. Richey's status of being a local educator and mentor as only grown in appreciation. On April 11, 2020 during the peak of COVID-19 shutdowns, the community of Blanchard expressed its gratitude to Mrs. Richey by organizing hundreds of participants to drive past her in a "reverse" parade celebrating her 90th birthday. She and her family gathered on North Main Street to greet the cheerful crowd as they passed. The event was organized by her family and mostly through Facebook to preserve the surprise to Mrs. Richey herself. The event took place between 3:00 and 4:00 PM on that Saturday, April 11. The parade featured vehicles displaying signs and decorated "float" style trailers. The line of vehicles were led by Blanchard Police and Fire Departments. Parade vehicles dropped off birthday gifts and took photographs to preserve the special event. During an otherwise quiet and uneventful month of pandemic closures, the community of Blanchard resiliently came together to adapt a memorable day for a very special woman. Submitted for the #ruralvoices collection. Contributed by Clinton P. Roberts, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580.
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  2020-04-11

  Elementary School Distance Learning Homework Assignment

  My town’s school is currently closed, so my little brother has been home for a few weeks. The school sent him a folder of homework to complete, which continues the curriculum they were working on but able to be learned from home.
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  2020-04-11

  Group Video Phone Call – Northborough, Massachusetts

  My parents joined by up to 20 other Deaf friends form a massive group Video Phone call all simultaneously using American Sign Language to communicate. There are no overlapping voices to make it impossible to communicate, and the calls last hours on end. My parents and other Deaf people have used this technology for years but are seeing its use become invaluable during the pandemic.
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  2020-04-11

  Social Distancing for Food

  This is a sign at a CT bakery reminding everyone to practice social distancing.
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  2020-04-11

  COVID-19 Tents

  These are some of the testing tents at one of the many hospitals that have them.
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  2020-04-11

  Business Closure – Pennsylvania Gamestops

  GameStops across the state of Pennsylvania had their business license revoked by Governor Tom Wolf after the corporation did not abide by state closure orders.
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  2020-04-11

  Sprained Wrist

  I sprained both of my wrists from the increased amount of work and typing I am doing on the computer after all of my classes were moved online. Of the open stores, there was one wrist brace available. I wear it on the wrist that hurts more.
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  2020-04-11

  Walmart CEO says we're in the 'hair color' phase of panic buying

  In recent weeks, Americans’ shopping patterns reflects how the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve and affect daily lives. From hand sanitizer, disinfectants and toilet paper, now to hair clippers and hair dye are flying off shelves.
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  2020-04-11

  Plague Journal, Day 29: Listening in the CoronaHush

  I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. Here's the latest entry, from a decent day in CoronaWorld (including receipt of new masks), all things considered.
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  2020-04-11

  Another Day, Another Puzzle - Day 29

  With calendars cleared as a result of shelter-in-place orders we have had more time to enjoy some of our family's favorite past-times. Cards and board games that were collecting dust have made their way out of cabinets. But what we've spent more time on than anything is puzzling. While each member of our family will puzzle here and there, our 5 year old son is a constant at the puzzle board. His attention and focus to puzzling is way beyond his years. Puzzling has given us the gifts of togetherness, joy, and consistency during these uncertain times. I love how this photo marks the passage of time for our son. We are sheltering-in-place with his aunt, who happens to cut hair. While all of the hair salons in our area are currently closed, he scored a fresh cut thanks to her!
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  2020-04-11

  School Picture Day--At Home

  During the quarantine period, schools were closed and parents were thrown into new roles as teachers. Most parents didn’t even understand 4th grade math or how to deal with all of the curriculum thrown at them literally overnight. This meme deals with one aspect of school life—the school picture day which is a special day where photographers come in and everyone in the whole school has individual portraits done along with the group class photos. The humor here is that quarantine and home schooling was hard on everyone and so many of us were stressed and pushed to the max—including the kids. So by dressing up in his finest and announcing it was time to take the school photo, either the kid was very sweet and trying to recreate his past life, or he was cracking under the pressure—like his parents were on the brink of doing.
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  2020-04-11

  COVID College Senior Experience

  This tweet describes exactly how I felt at the end of my college experience. There were certain events/celebrations that I had spent four years waiting and getting excited for, that I was supposed to have, that I will never get to experience. As a drama major, I was supposed be have my first leading role in a show in college. In my sorority, there were all these senior-only events that I had been looking forward to since freshman year that I had thought about for so long. I never even got to say goodbye to many of my friends. I have to move home because of COVID, and no longer get to pursue my post-grad plans. FUCK COVID-19
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  2020-04-11

  #SHPRSspace: Part 2

  A staff member from Arizona State University's School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies sharing their home workspace. Most ASU employees are working from home during the pandemic.
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  2020-04-11

  Sourdough starter

  New hobbies
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  2020-04-11

  Passover in quarantine

  Solitary Passover Seder in quarantine
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  2020-04-11

  A drawing of old people forced to stay at home because of COVID-19

  This image shows two elderly people, a man, and women, sitting on their couch watching a news report of another coronavirus case. A cat is sitting on the couch as well which shows how the only company they had other than themselves was their pets and the TV. Many immunocompetent members of our society have to stay home during this pandemic because they do not want to risk contracting the disease. Many elderly specifically are afraid to even go to the grocery store in fear of the virus, so instead, they spend their days at home. Many people are watching the news and keeping u with politics even more now, looking out for the next changes that are to take place with this novel virus. #CSUS #HIST15H *Instagram Post
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  2020-03-21

  United Airlines

  The pdf screenshots are emails sent by United Airlines to me (passenger) during the pandemic. The emails are in regards to the flights and cancellations that were made due to cut down on airlines and aircraft.
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  2020-04-11

  Kindness will keep us together

  The British red cross used a graphic digital poster of a large heart with an old and a young person holding the word kindness from a distance, this represents the social distancing that has been mandated as necessary but the connection power of kindness during this period. This image is different than the typical post by large format non profits, they have been a majority informative and education based posts.
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  2020-04-11

  New social distancing restrictions are posted at local Shaws market - Cohasset, MA

  Image of notice at local Shaws market restricting occupancy to a max of 50 shoppers at a time.
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  2020-04-11

  Shoppers in new social distancing line at local Shaws - Cohasset, MA

  Image of shoppers forming new social distancing line at local Shaws market.
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  2020-04-11

  Chick-fil-A stays open to serve guests while obeying government restrictions.

  while the pandemic is going on, many stores had to close as to follow the restrictions and guidelines. But, Chick-fil-a is still working hard to serve guests during this hard time. They must wear there masks and gloves while staying 6 foot away.
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  2020-04-11

  Friends Exploring COVID19 Uptown

  My roommates and I explored Uptown, Chicago for the first time in our face masks.
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  2020-04-11

  Limiting the Line

  Hmart is an asian market that carries a variety of food items popular in many different asian countries. It is one of my favorite grocery stores to shop at. It was also the first grocery store I have been to doing the pandemic that has i.plemented careful procedures for guest whose entering the store. First, the workers outside are keeping close count of how many people are in the store by monitoring the entrance and exit. They are also sanitizing all shopping baskets and carts at the entrance so guest don't have to touch them until after watching then be sanitized, and finally the store is giving plastic gloves to consumers who enter the store and do not have a pair. I also noticed while doing my grocery shopping that every single person in the store had some form of face mask on them, including employees. I know as time goes on more stores will implement similar policies, for now it seems like Hmart is adjusting well to the pandemic and taking the necessary precautions to keep everyone safe. Seeing this just confirmed why Hmart will continue to be my go to store for supplies during the outbreak.
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  2020-04-11

  Hospital Thanks Krewe of Red Beans for Food Donations, New Orleans East, LA

  New Orleans East Hospital thanks Krewe of Red Beans for their regular and ongoing donations of catered food for hospital workers. Krewe of Red Beans is a Carnival parading social club. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Krewe of Red Beans began collecting donations and using the funds to hire local restaurants, financially devastated by the stay-at-home order, to prepared catered meals for local hospital staff. The krewe also employs out of work musicians to deliver the food to hospitals.
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  2020-04-11

  Hospital Receives Handmade Masks, New Orleans East, LA

  New Orleans East Hospital thanks Sonson, LLC, for providing handmade masks. Many people have begun sewing cotton masks to use, donate, and sell.
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  2020-04-11

  Customers at Mahoney's Garden Center in Winchester, MA observe physical distancing while waiting to pick up compost, mulch, and other garden supplies.

  Confined to their homes, residents of Greater Boston have been seeking solace in their own space by gardening more than ever. The town of Brookline began to pick up yard waste weeks earlier than it usually does as a result of popular demand, garden centers across the city are now delivering supplies and plants to customers, and at Mahoney's a popular garden center in the Boston subrub of Winchester, the line to pick up supplies was hundreds of feet long. Yet the space still felt empty, as pickups were carefully scheduled and masked customers observed physical distancing.
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  2020-04-11

  COVID 19 Journal: 04/11/2020

  COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 04/11/2020
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  2020-04-11

  "First Lines of Emails I've Received While Quarantining"

  This tweet is a picture of a poem that the twitter user @jessica_salfia wrote using the first lines of emails she's received during quarantine.
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  2020-04-11

  Need to Do Better than "Go Back to Normal"

  This tweet points out the hard conditions for workers and families without benefits, especially without healthcare coverage. People are wanting to return back to normal but this Twitter user says we need to do better than normal.
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  2020-04-11

  Hospital Chaplains Try to Keep the Faith During the Coronavirus Pandemic

  This article goes into detail on how many “Chaplains” are keeping faith/ religiosity alive during the Corona Virus pandemic. Many individuals in the hospital who are ailing or have the Corona Virus are unable to have access to their religions, or any type of contact with religiosity. There are a select handful of individuals who will go into the hospitals infected with the coronavirus and bring religiosity to the sickly. Not only the sickly, but also bringing religiosity and faith to medical professionals or anyone who takes care of the sickly in the hospitals. This article outlines some of the work done by these people in the hospitals and what it means to them, and the people they are providing help for.
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  2020-04-11

  The Pandemic and the Will of God

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  2020-04-11

  Green Lights of Kentucky #3

  (Pictured: Old Fayette County Court House) On March 21, 2020, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear asked Kentuckians to show green lights each night a COVID-19 fatality is reported — a show of solidarity and resilience that unites the Commonwealth. “Every night that I have to report a fatality, it’s a small thing, but we’re going to light the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion green. Green is the color of compassion, it’s the color of empathy. It’s also a color of renewal. According to my faith, when you pass from this world, your body is just a vessel and your soul moves to an ever better and more special place.”
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  2020-04-11

  Green Lights of Kentucky #2

  (Pictured: Main St., Lexington KY) On March 21, 2020, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear asked Kentuckians to show green lights each night a COVID-19 fatality is reported — a show of solidarity and resilience that unites the Commonwealth. “Every night that I have to report a fatality, it’s a small thing, but we’re going to light the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion green. Green is the color of compassion, it’s the color of empathy. It’s also a color of renewal. According to my faith, when you pass from this world, your body is just a vessel and your soul moves to an ever better and more special place.”
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  2020-04-11

  Kentucky governor asks churches to close on Easter; judge overrules Louisville mayor's order to stop drive-in service

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  2020-04-11

  The coronavirus pandemic has exposed fissures within religions

  The article, The coronavirus pandemic has exposed fissures within religions, from the economist went over how religions all over the world (mostly christianity) is having t deal witht he coronavirus. It goes in depth about how preachers and high ranking church officials are having to ell people to stay home and that some of them are not staying home but they are still participating in religiousevents. But the main point of the aritcle is about whether all of this is going to turn people away from religion.
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  2020-04-11

  DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak

  The article informs the public that the Department of Justice may take action due to local governments cracking down on religous services in wake of the coronavirus. This is largely due to churches standing up to their local governments as they are being blocked to hold in person services even in a "drive-in" style.
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  2020-04-11

  How Covid-19 Impacts our World

  Through recent news and stories, the novel coronavirus, commonly referred to as COVID-19, has brought attention to many countries and regions across the world. Currently, people have been developing symptoms of dry coughs, fevers, and pneumonia before actually being diagnosed with the virus. ...
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  2020-04-11

  Squat Deeper Covid-19 Video

  A Squat Deeper video series I have been making to use the Manic energy I have had during quarantine. You will see its dedicated to Seniors: both seniors in high school/college that are losing their last term, and the elderly who are suffering most from this virus.
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  2020-04-11

  "Wearing a mask won’t protect us from our history," New Orleans, LA.

  Burnell Cotlon, owner of a small grocery store in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, shares how COVID-19 is effecting his community.
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  2020-04-11

  Empty Sports Field #4

  The fence feels as though it is preserving the field and keeping it safe until it can be used again.