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  2020-04-13

  Art by Me

  At the start of the pandemic, the only thing kind of entertainment people relied on was the television or their phone. Like most other high school students who are addicted to their phone, I was one of them. I was always laying in my bed scrolling through TikTok or looking on Snapchat. I mean, that was the number one thing to do. We weren't allowed to be out of the houses, going to sports events because the sad reality was that all of them got canceled. A couple months after the pandemic began, I started to lose interest being on my phone, it was no longer a source of entertainment, more rather repetitive. I've always loved art, drawing, crafting, making things at home. I grew up with an artistic, crafty mother. I decided that I wanted to create panting to hang up in my room, that is how it all began. I wanted to add more decorations to my room, and I admired the fact that it was my own art. Every day, I would sketch, draw and paint a different piece. I honestly fell in love with it, and I realized it was kind of like an escape from reality. I wasn't ever focused on anything else when I was painting, even though I am a perfectionist. I started showing my family members and friends my artwork and shortly after, people were asking me to paint them a custom piece. Of course, I couldn't say no so, I got the opportunity to paint my, soon to be, little sisters name board for her baby room. My family absolutely loved it and so did I. I wanted to expand the type of art I was creating so I decided to decorate my high school cap for my graduation that had been postponed, due to the pandemic. I sketched the outline of a paw print and filled the inside with different types of orange flowers, since I was going to Oklahoma State University and studying in animal sciences, I thought it was fitting. Through the rest of the pandemic up until school started back up and I was off to college, I was creating art. I used to look back at the pandemic and remember all negative moments that had happened, like the second half of my senior year getting canceled and summer not feeling like summer. Now, I feel like I've matured enough mentally to realize that I got to explore more about myself and learn about what kind of things make me happy, something not a lot of people get to do or even realize they can do.
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  2020-04-13

  Not all heroes wear masks

  A comic strip about Covid-19
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  2020-04-13

  HIST30060 - Easter Hunt: Bears Hiding in Windows

  These two photographs were taken in April 2020 during Easter. My neighbourhood decided to come together and do something special for the kids - many families participated and placed teddy bears on their windows facing the footpath. This created a 'Bear Hunt' trail for children and their families to participate in. I decided to take a walk around my neighbourhood to experience this for myself and it has become one of my most memorable moments during the COVID-19 lockdown. Many children and their families were walking around socially distanced, and strangers I had never seen before would wave at me across the streets and exchange greetings. The sense of community was really strong and it felt like everyone was together, in solidarity, even amidst the toughest of times.
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  2020-04-13

  Earth is closed for business

  A month into the pandemic, society seems to have disappeared due to social distancing and the stay-at-home mandate. In our local communities, if you wanted to dine out it had to be carryout. If you wanted to go shopping, you had to do it online.
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  2020-04-13

  Mental Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic

  Uncertain prognoses, looming severe shortages of resources for testing and treatment and for protecting responders and health care providers from infection, imposition of unfamiliar public health measures that infringe on personal freedoms, large and growing financial losses, and conflicting messages from authorities are among the major stressors that undoubtedly will contribute to widespread emotional distress and increased risk for psychiatric illness associated with Covid-19. Health care providers have an important role in addressing these emotional outcomes as part of the pandemic response.
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  2020-04-13

  Banner Health urges water safety for kids in times of self-isolation

  A press release from Banner Health reminding residents about water safety.
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  2020-04-13

  Brush, Colo., woman gives Banner Health reason to celebrate

  Jocie Rocha left North Colorado Medical Center to cheers and applause Monday afternoon and putting a smile on the faces of many hospital caregivers. Jocie was the 100th patient to be discharged from the hospital after being treated for COVID-19.
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  2020-04-13

  Quarantine Social Media Takeover

  Ever since this Covid-19 breakout and call for quarantine, I have seen nothing but quarantine posts take over social media. From memes to viral videos to random photos at home, you can scroll through social media for more than two minutes without seeing some call to quarantine.
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  2020-04-13

  My first mask

  This is a photo of the first mask I bought/used when the pandemic began. I bought this mask a few months into the pandemic however, as I didn't feel comfortable leaving my house in the early days, I think I bought this around April 2020 if I'm not mistaken. I remember I was at Wal-Mart as my dad told me that they were selling masks there, at the time there was a shortage of masks and people were panic buying. I remember stores were packed, and people were almost exclusively buying toilet paper - I seriously think that's probably the weirdest part of the pandemic, people were also scalping toilet paper on Facebook marketplace, it was like a secondary currency (Not really but it was a precious resource apparently). They were selling masks at the register, in plastic bags for $1.49 I think; in all honesty I think I would of been better off not buying the mask but the atmosphere of panic kind of made me feel like an idiot for not having a mask. When I opened it up in my car I realized it was literally just a cut up black T-shirt; it was transparent, it didn't wrap around your face, it just hung there. Me being an idiot, I used it for a good solid month, it's a miracle I didn't catch COVID-19. I can't believe that they would sell that to people in Wal-Mart, I mean I think I was one of the only people who bought one so I can't be too upset; but still, people were desperate for any semblance of protection, and such a mega-corp like Wal-Mart felt fine profiting off of those anxieties. I'm not trying to insinuate that they should care, because they didn't get rich by being ethical.
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  2020-04-13

  Forgot my vaccine card to my second appointment

  I forgot my vaccine card to my second Moderna dose appointment at ASU. It's silly of me to forget about something so major. They asked if I had a photo of it and I thought they wanted it to prove I had received one. I did have a photo but I had covered the information on it for a picture for my story on instagram. They just waived me along and gave me my second dose anyway, they came to me about 5 minutes after my shot with a new vaccine card. Now I have two different vaccine cards, maybe one will be my future "travel id".
• 2020-04-13

  School Bells and Silence

  In late March, families in Portland, OR were told to prepare themselves for children to finish their school year from home. While my husband and I don’t have kids, we live across the street from an elementary school and enjoy hearing the children play as we go about our life at home. I loved hearing their laughter and giggles as they lined up outside of their classroom doors or the screeches that filled the air as they tore out of the doors for some much needed recess time on the playground. Then, on April 13, 2020, the laughter, the hollering, the clangs of playground equipment stopped. Up until that point, I could set my personal schedule by the sounds of that playground and now those sounds were gone. The quietness that remained behind was made even more eerie by the daily bells that rang from the school’s outdoor intercom system to signify the start of the day, end of recess, etc.. The tones that were barely audible on a normal day due to all of the commotion on the playground were suddenly a very loud, and real reminder that the world was different. It took the school nearly two months to turn off those alarms and every single day for those two months, at 8:25, 11:45, 12:15, and 2:25, those bells echoed throughout the neighborhood reminding everyone how much our world had truly changed. The alarm bells are now off and have been for nearly 6 months. It’s very quiet at the school. While we’ve all gotten used to the silence, every so often a family will head to the playground and, for a minute as the sounds of a child’s laughter drifts through the windows of my house, I remember what it was like before COVID and am suddenly slammed back into the reality of what our day to day lives have become. I can’t wait to hear those happy voices again - it will mean our lives are back to whatever new normal is on the other side of this pandemic.
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  2020-04-13

  Kids for Positive Change make signs to thank essential workers

  This photo is of a child holding a handmade thank you poster for healthcare workers and other essential workers. The children who made these thank you posters wanted to show their appreciation for essential workers around them locally and around the world. He is thanking them for their service and staying at home so that he will be healthy for them.
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  2020-04-13

  A Very Covid Birthday

  This year I turned 25, a quarter of a century. I definietly did not expect to celebrate as I did, but nonetheless this birthday in 2020 was one to remember. I through myself a party and luckily my mom and brother came to town to visit. We made dinner, I made my own cake, and we took pictures to celebrate, including some covid satire. I also got news on my 25th birthday that I landed my dream job and would have to move across the country during a pandemic, without many proper goodbyes. Bittersweet, but a birthday I will always cherish.
• 2020-04-13

  Neighbours washing their car

  In the middle of the lockdown in Italy, things were looking pretty grim. Other than the obvious fear for the outcome of the pandemic people were feeling pretty on edge about police who were (rightfully) being very strict about abiding the laws about quarantine. People weren't aloud to see anyone other than the people they shared a home with and were supposed to stay inside at all times they weren't providing to their basic needs. One day I was looking through my window and I witnessed probably one of the funniest but surreal scenes of my life. A group of my neighbours were in the process of washing their car,there were maybe 8 people there between friends and family and they were very close, getting on top of the car and having fun. All of sudden they hear an helicopter approaching (police used them to spot "fugitives") and straight up jumped off the car and ran home all panicked. I couldn't stop laughing for an hour, it truly was a moment of release in the midst of worry and depression.
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  2020-04-13

  Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 in County Jails in Maricopa County

  This press release was written and published by MCSO (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office) to detail the steps and protocols put in place to keep employees, staff and inmates safe and healthy during the pandemic. It also outlines measures put in place for patrol units to keep them and the public safe during the pandemic.
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  2020-04-13

  Vice News Article

  This is an article about how people are unable to access unemployment services during this social and economic crisis. It exposes the faults of the current unemployment system in the U.S.
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  2020-04-13

  Border Shuts down – extremely limited allowed people to enter China

  Due to the significant increase in the Covid-19 cases, the Chinese government have announced the new boarder law. Everyone who intends to enter China will now needs to self-quarantine at a nearby hotel for 15 days. However, you must pay with your own money. Due to the new law the Chinese government have announced, the number of flights to China significantly decreased, which caused costs to skyrocket for airfare. Many overseas Chinese students who had hoped to return to their hometown during this time were not able to do it, due to the significant amount of cost.
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  2020-04-13

  COVID-19 Moral Sign

  This is a sign outside of a home in Derby, CT that is meant to boost moral during COVID-19.
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  2020-04-13

  Plague Journal, Day 31: Whitman: "Beat! Beat! Drums!"

  I'm keeping a Covid-19 journal. Here's the latest entry, filled with obituaries, Walt Whitman's tales of Civil War hospitals, and a poem.
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  2020-04-13

  Music Lifts Neighborhood Spirits

  A month into shelter-in-place orders, the streets of San Francisco's Marina District were filled with the sound of a local resident playing an accordion outside. People came out to share in the joy of music during this difficult time.
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  2020-04-13

  The Barricades of Cubao

  Last Friday night, an ambulance silently entered our street in Cubao. Although its red and blue lights were spinning, its siren was turned off. In the silence of that Good Friday night, two residents from the building two lots away from where we lived were brought inside the ambulance. As quickly as it appeared, the ambulance left our street. Yesterday morning, as the world celebrated Easter Sunday, the barricades on the streets of our neighborhood were reinforced. Men and women assigned by the Barangay served as guards, checking the identity of every person who wanted to enter the streets. With vehicles banned from passing through the streets, I had to walk several blocks from our residence to the Barangay Hall to get a Quarantine Pass. It was needed to allow me to buy food and maintenance medicines. Last night, we were told that one of the residents that were taken by the ambulance last Friday night had tested positive for COVID-19. Stricter measures would be implemented. This, it seems, will be our new normal.
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  2020-04-13

  How to Release People from Prison to Achieve Public Health Goals during COVID-19: Recommended Principles and Practices*

  As covid-19 spreads throughout the population of the US several groups have seen it spread rapidly through their population. One such group are inmates at correctional facilities (jails, prison, detention centers). The disease spreads very quickly because social distancing is nearly impossible, facilities are overcrowded, and soap and cleaning supplies are in short supply. Advocates and families argue that it is imperative inmates that are not a threat to the public should be released early or allowed to continue serving their sentences under house arrest. This document was published by Amend. Amend is a University of California San Francisco program that “works to transform correctional culture inside prisons and jails and reduce the debilitating health effects of those environments.”
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  2020-04-13

  New comer

  It is a meme describing tens of thousand people buying their first gun during Pandemic. Gun sales skyrocket during coronavirus pandemic, people showing up at the gun store try to buy something before everything is sold out. However, many people live in California have no knowledge of firearm and firearm laws in the state of California, thus some gun owners made this meme to reflect on those people. This picture reflects how people are planning for a bad situation in the future, and many do realize that when the situation is out of control, they are responsible for their own safety.
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  2020-04-13

  Covid-19: Rural kura makes sanitiser, face shields for Ngāti Porou health workers

  "Staff at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngāti Porou, from tiny Ruatōria on the East Coast, are supplying protective gear to frontline health workers fighting Covid-19 in their rohe."
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  2020-04-13

  Handling the Coronavirus Dead in New York

  YouTube video from Ask a Mortician, in which mortician Caitlin Doughty addresses some misconceptions about whether New York City's response to the coronavirus - esp. the use of refrigerated trucks, holding bodies in parking lots, anonymous mass graves - are exceptional and worth being upset about, pointing out that most of these practices are actually very reasonable, practical, and standard practices.
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  2020-04-13

  Next Time in Person

  An illustration of a piece of matzah, with the words "next year in person" inscribed on it. The Passover Seder traditionally ends with an expression of hope to celebrate "next year in Jerusalem," a hope related to aspirations for the ancient Jewish homeland, and for peace. This year, separated by stay-at-home practices, we simply hope to celebrate "next year in person."
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  2020-04-13

  #SHPRSspace: Part 3

  A faculty 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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  2020-04-13

  Clubs & Organizations Remain Active Despite Pandemic

  More than 100 student-run clubs and organizations, including the Student Government Association, the Suffolk Journal, and the Program Council, are continuing their efforts amid the current COVID-19 pandemic. Even the Performing Arts Office's SpringFest show will go on. "There is no playbook in this unprecedented time, and I'm so proud of our student leaders who have stepped up to provide some normalcy with their student organizations and continue to support the out-of-classroom experience," said Assistant Dean/Director of Student Leadership and Involvement Dave DeAngelis.
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  2020-04-13

  Life during Covid-19

  Personal Experience Submission
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  2020-04-13

  Cartoon Capitalism Meme

  This meme is a political satire on what the major players in our capitalist economy are pushing for currently. By making the people the most money focused cartoon/movie characters commonly known, it points to the surreal nature of people pushing to go back to regular time when we aren't ready.
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  2020-04-13

  Empty Job and Missing Community

  I got laid off back in March and have been missing the people, the conversations, and the sense of community on 3rd Ave in Burlington, MA.
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  2020-04-13

  Extraordinary Education Initiatives During Extraordinary Times

  An opinion piece by the British Columbia Minister of Education celebrating Education Week and shining a light on the work that schools staff have put into the transition to distance learning. He highlights various programs teachers are putting together to ensure that all students have access to important, culturally relevant education throughout the school closures and praises creative ways schools have been connecting with their students.
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  2020-04-13

  Suffolk University Instagram April 13, 2020

  Suffolk University Interfaith Center online programming during pandemic
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  2020-04-13

  Suffolk University Interfaith Center Newsletter April 13, 2020

  Suffolk University Interfaith Center newsletter, sent out to Suffolk Community during pandemic
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  2020-04-13

  Grandparents watching the news on Covid-19/coronavirus / Hist15H CSUS

  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. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-17cXkpAIG/
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  2020-04-13

  Sign Series #40

  This is part of a series exploring the role of language, typography and design in informing the general public. #FordhamUniversity #VART3030 #SignSeries
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  2020-04-13

  Woman with COVID-19 says goodbye to dying husband via FaceTime, couldn't attend hus funeral

  Eyewitness News 3
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  2020-04-13

  Daily Walk #2

  Walking by the Gowanus canal I came upon these empty soy and fish sauce bottles. It was as if people had been drinking them during their lunch hour. Or emptying bottles before fleeing the city. And who would drink soy sauce anyway? 512 people died in NY State that day.
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  2020-04-13

  My canceled flight

  I'm a Chinese student who is studying in the US. I was initially planning to travel back to China in May after the end of my winter semester. However, I got this notification from my airline that told me my flight was canceled due to the Chinese government's flight restriction under the circumstance of Covid-19. Now I'm still looking for a flight to go back home.
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  2020-04-13

  Dooky Chase Restaurant Suspends Takeout to Begin Community Give Back Days, New Orleans, LA

  Dooky Chase Restaurant announces the restaurant will shut down temporarily until May to conduct the Community Give Back Days.
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  2020-04-13

  "The Hermit Herald" vol. 1 Issue 13

  U.S. VS other countries CV Stats; Apollo 13; Crozier update; Biden Woman problem; tulips & CV.
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  2020-04-13

  COVID 19 Journal: 04/13/2020

  COVID 19 Journal by Kaitlin Whalen written 04/13/2020
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  2020-04-13

  sick in church

  Photo of a woman in a church with a mask on her face. This signifies the need of a higher power during these times of hardship. We are humans who are in need of someone/ something to give us hope. This picture clearly shows that this woman is sick or trying to prevent sickness and looking for hope in a God. Photo time is unidentified. This photo signifies our absolute need for a higher power, God, in a time like we are going through with Covid-19. #REL101
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  2020-04-13

  Herring Eggs For Elders Giveaway: Ketchikan Indian Community of Alaska Takes Care of Its People in Time of Need

  Native fisherman share their catches with elders in need in a drive thru or delivery giveaway. #IndigenousStories
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  2020-04-13

  Their Calling Was to Lay Hands on the Sick. Then Came the Coronavirus.

  This article is about how the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the lives and ministry in total for 8 Manhattan Friars. The brothers are used to doing things in common. They pray twice a day, eat, and do everything together. With social distancing being put into effect in the NY area, all their normal routines are being challenged. What gives them faith is that the Catholic Funeral Liturgy says, “Life hasn’t ended, it has changed.”
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  2020-04-13

  Are COVID-19 Restrictions Inflaming Religious Tensions?

  This article discusses how some countries in the Middle East view the religious restrictions such as the closure of Shia shrines in Iraq and Iran and the cancelation of the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia as a form of violation of religious practices and repression of religious minorities. It is said that these restrictions will negatively impact how people view their government leaders.
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  2020-04-13

  Prominent Virginia pastor who said ‘God is larger than this dreaded virus’ dies of covid-19

  This article explains that a pastor from Virginia named Gerald Glenn still held in-person services at his church. The governor of the state ordered that all non-essential businesses and gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited. However, the pastor continued with his in-person services. According to him, his God and preachings needed to continue because they're bigger than the virus. On Saturday, April 11, the pastor passed away due to coronavirus. His wife also tested positive with COVID 19.
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  2020-04-13

  REL What's in the "Health Kits" allocated by the Chinese Embassy?

  The Chinese Embassy is allocating 500,000 "health kits" to overseas Chinese students. Each "health kit" contains 20 disposable medical masks, 2 KN95 masks, disinfection wipes, 2 Lianhua Qingwen Capsules, and a handbook. The capsule in the "health kits" is a Chinese medicine that has an inhibitory effect on respiratory infection and it works for infected persons with mild symptoms. The Chinese government provides epidemic prevention materials for overseas Chinese students to protect their health and safety.
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  2020-04-13

  Three Southern California churches sue Gov. Newsom over coronavirus orders

  Three Southern California churches filed a law suit against California Governor Gavin Newsom and other government officials’ due to the stay-at home order. The churches are “arguing that social distancing orders violate the 1st Amendment right to freedom of religion and assembly”. Church officials state that they can practice the same social distancing manners that occur in grocery stores and other outlets. The article also mentions that similar lawsuits are occurring across the nation.
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  2020-04-13

  Effects of Online Semester for Flagler College Students

  This article examines how students are responding to the semester being online and potential job opportunities being lost. Students lost half a semester of connection, opportunity, and milestones.