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  2020-05-25

  Drive-Thru Graduations

  As a 2020 graduate, my entire graduation experience with all its long-awaited anticipation was completely reimagined and all commencement proceedings were changed because of the pandemic. Seniors across the globe were forced to celebrate their years of hard work through drive-thru graduations, virtual ceremonies, and diplomas delivered via mail.
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  2020-05-25

  Social distance hot dogs

  A comic strip about Covid-19
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  2020-05-25

  First Hug in Months

  My family and I have always been really close, meeting for family days as often as we can. Family gatherings will begin and end with hugs. When the pandemic started, we ensured that we isolated from everyone, even each other, as we all live in separate households and my father and sister have autoimmune diseases, and I have asthma and two heart conditions. Basically, Covid-19 was dangerous for all of us and we were afraid not only to contract it, but even more so to possibly give it to each other. While we would talk over Google Duo and Zoom, it honestly was not the same as getting to interact in person. There is huge importance and one could even say power in human contact, in human touch. It can be something that inflicts pain or reassurance. In this case, I lost the reassurance of hugs and seeing my family in person. The first time I hugged my older sister after lockdown started was about three months after lockdown began. We had both been isolated for weeks without symptoms and without having gone anywhere, and we had both tested negative for it. It had been the longest time I have gone without hugging her. I cried.
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  2020-05-25

  My Pandemic Stories

  Story 1 -- Personal Reflections on a Global Pandemic: How I approached and dealt with the impending doom of world pandemic. Story 2 -- Global History during a Global Pandemic: How my study of global history in Spring 2020 helped me deal with a global pandemic Story 3--Double Jeopardy: Pandemic + Earthquake = Stress: How a major quake in March 2020 intensified the Pandmic arrival in Utah
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  2020-05-25

  COVID 19 Global Impact

  I have selected a photo of a few parents standing around the front of a school. Some were protesting and other were trying to gather information about the nyc public school shutting down because of covid 19. This photo was not taken by me but was found on the internet among other photos similar like this one. This photo shows what was going on in my neighborhood and what was currently take place at the time.
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  2020-05-25

  Jewish Melbourne: Fella Hamilton makes PPE

  The Australian Jewish News reported on Fella Hamilton making PPE: "WITH delays of several weeks in the arrival of imported masks, surgical gowns and scrubs to manage COVID-19, an Australian garment label founded by a Holocaust survivor has stepped up, converting its facilities to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) wearables. The Fella Hamilton company has responded to an Australian government call for factories to retool to make products that help the fight against COVID-19. Sharon Hamilton, CEO, and her husband David, son of founder Fella Hamilton, decided to take action, switching fashion wear production at their Melbourne factory to PPE products." "Sharon said Jewish doctors have helped the company design isolation gowns now in use at Cabrini Health Australia and other private hospitals in Melbourne, and a WA aged-care provider."
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  2020-05-25

  When we lose our loved ones

  People around the world are paying for the Corona pandemic in some way, some people pay it psychologically, others the price is losing those they love. It affects all of us in some way, and we all have a different story with this pandemic. This story brings what happened to me, one of my relatives, during the pandemic.
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  2020-05-25

  2020 is What 2000 Thought She Was Gonna Be

  When 1999 was to turn into 2000, there were all kinds of dire warnings and predictions circulating. Experts were wondering if the computers could make the roll over into a new millennium. Forecasts of the world's computers shutting down were everywhere. But that didn't happen Until now. The world is shut down.
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  2020-05-25

  An Essential Worker Shares His Experience Of Working At A Clorox Plant

  Clorox is a company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have a close friend that works for Clorox and they shared this interview with me. The interview captures the realities that COVID-19 is having on Clorox and its employees. The interview highlights the experience of Larry Wheeler, a senior packaging operator who has worked for the company for 29 years. Clorox employees are playing an essential role in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Wheeler's dedication and commitment to working as hard as possible for the common good is commendable.
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  2020-05-25

  8 Gardening Tips from Indigenous Food Growers

  “Many Americans are now experiencing an erratic food supply for the first time. Among COVID-19's disruptions are bare supermarket shelves and items available yesterday but nowhere to be found today. As you seek ways to replace them, you can look to Native gardens for ideas and inspiration. ‘Working in a garden develops your relationship to the land,’ says Aubrey Skye, a Hunkpapa Lakota gardener. ‘Our ancestors understood that. Look at the old pictures. It's etched on their faces. When you understand it as well, a sense of scarcity and insecurity transforms into a feeling of abundance and control—something we all need these days.’ For several years, Skye ran a CDC-sponsored gardening program on Standing Rock, a reservation that straddles North and South Dakota. He created hundreds of productive plots, large and small, for fellow tribal members.” Standing Rock, SD
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  2020-05-25

  The Sioux man 'empowering' Standing Rock with solar power

  "Cody Two Bears, who is behind North Dakota's first 300-kilowatt solar farm, is bringing power to Standing Rock."
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  2020-05-25

  Young reindeer herders will be provided with payments for the purchase of housing (Молодым оленеводам предоставят выплаты на покупку жилья)

  "Young reindeer herders in Yakutia received the right to social benefits for the purchase and construction of housing, the press service of the head and government of the republic said."
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  2020-05-25

  Southern Africa: Open letter to SADC: Restrictive COVID-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods

  "Amnesty International in collaboration with Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA), Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN), Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) are writing this letter to bring to your attention the worrying restrictive COVID-19 regulations presenting concerning ramifications for enjoyment of human rights, including livelihoods. "
• 2020-05-25

  How Chinese government fight with Covid-19

  when the first discovery of the new coronavirus, immediately published, and open and transparent data, to promote the new coronavirus hazards and protection measures. Since the new coronavirus is spread by droplets produced when people speak again , we should minimize human contact . First of all, we must close the country to reduce external communication. Secondly, serious areas should be closed cities, the implementation of home orders throughout the country. The importance of universal wear masks and disinfection of clothes out of the home. Even in less serious places, strict lying in and out of the population should be strictly restricted, and the public began to be tested in large quantities for nucleic acids. Close all public places, prohibit public gatherings, and open only supermarkets. A substantial increase in the production of medical equipment. For severe areas, build hospitals for outbreaks. In the highway, railway station, airport, etc. , all have to set up detection points to carry out temperature measurements on people. Limit the number of people entering and leaving the community , and check the temperature of all people in and out of the area . Elevators in the district are disinfected three times a day, and the property needs to be doored to the owner twice a day to measure the temperature. Promote an app that we call a health code here and require all citizens to use it. Its main function is to be able to grasp the human movement trajectory, such as entering shopping malls and supermarkets by bus subway to protect the train will require to sweep this health code. The health app is set to three models the first of three is that green indicates that it was not exposed to neo-coronavirus contamination before the data update date, while yellow indicates that it may have been exposed to neo-coronary virus contamination within 14 days, needs to contact the local health service center, try not to go out to be isolated at home, red indicates that within 14 days with new coronary patients have been in close contact with the CDC ice and medical isolation. The outbreak ended and the economy began to recover, but residents were asked to wear masks because the outbreak could return at any time. Help countries that have helped China fight the outbreak, send experienced medical teams and donate medical supplies. For other countries in need, trafficking in medical supplies.
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  2020-05-25

  2020: A never-ending series of issues

  This meme highlights the never-ending onslaught of issues we as a society are facing every day. In only 2020, we've had escalated tensions between US and North Korea, COVID-19, the brutal murder of George Floyd, riots and murder hornets. And it's only June!
• 2020-05-25

  A Long Way to Home

  I had never felt how long a journey to home can be, until this time. I took an 15-hour flight from western US to eastern China. I could not eat, drink, or use the lavatory during the whole time of flight to prevent myself from infecting COVID-19. Besides, I had to wear masks and gloves all the time. Those made me feel the time was going much slower than any other time. The only thing I could do was reading on my phone. I read the one of the best scientific fictions in the world, The Three-body Problem. The author says that "The human being had never been defeated because of weakness and ignorance, but arrogance." It is the same thing when we confronting the COVID-19, an unknown crisis in human history. The point is we cannot be arrogance this time. We have to be serious and do hour best to prevent it from spreading.
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  2020-05-25

  Ottawa Farmers' Market to reopen with click and collect system

  Developing 'a new normal' and allowing for the fresh summer produce so many want, the local farmer's market reopens using technology to reduce contact. However, when discussing this around the kitchen table, it was pointed out this does not fill the desire to pick the specific produce you want from a bunch spread out in front of you; it allows the vendors to decide which apples or lettuce you get regardless of its quality.
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  2020-05-25

  Furious mob descends on woman who didn't wear a mask in a grocery store: ‘Get the f*** out of here!’

  Pandemic causes people to have mob mentalities and gang up on a woman.
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  2020-05-25

  The CDC Confirms Remarkably Low Corona Virus Death Rate

  This article is important because it argues that politicians overreacted regarding COVID 19. Arizona State University, HST 580
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  2020-05-25

  Hundreds of Doctors Sign Letter Urging Trump to Lift the Lockdown Before It Causes More Deaths

  This article is very important because it describes the suggestion from physicians to remove the lockdown.. Arizona State University, HST 580.
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  2020-05-25

  Powwow circuit disrupted by COVID-19

  Article describing the cultural and financial impact of the cancelling of powwows across Canada. While the impacts are significant there is also the feeling that cancellations are necessary and that life and powwows will go on in the future.
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  2020-05-25

  Queen's University Student Trustee and Rector Call for Tuition Decrease During Pandemic

  In keeping with the Canadian Federation of Students and Student Governors from Universities across the country, the Undergraduate Trustee and Rector of Queen's University at Kingston call for a reduction of tuition for the upcoming school term to reflect the quality of education which will be received in predominantly online/distant learning classes and the decreased potential for student earnings through summer employment to pay for school when many seasonal industries, such as tourism, have been closed completely due to the pandemic.
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  2020-05-25

  A Gift From the Past

  The first person I visited when restrictions in Tasmania were eased the first time was a ninety-year old lady, a family friend and distant relation who knows all the stories everyone else has forgotten. I sat in her house for two and a half hours and listened to her talk about our family and all the people they knew, and I learned about a past that is rapidly disappearing as the people who remember it age. After my visit, she gave this glass to my mother. It was my great-grandfather's preferred glass at the local pub, and was gifted to this woman's husband after he died, as he was a great friend to my great-grandfather. She chose to give it to us thinking it would mean more for us than it does her. I had intended to visit Mrs Howlett for months, but life kept getting in the way. The pandemic afforded me the opportunity to explore my own past and the history of many other people in a way that I usually can't in everyday life, and this glass is a physical, tangible example of that experience.
• 2020-05-25

  Emotional Toll

  I work at a prominent community college in California. When we first started hearing about the virus we took precautions right away in the office. First those employees over 65 were sent home to work remotely, because they were identified early on as being a risk group. Then we decided as a college to take all of the on ground classes and convert them to online for the remainder of the spring semester. Shortly after that, most all of the faculty and students were sent home to shelter in place. Those remaining were the lab classes in the industrial arts area and some CTE programs. Staff remained on campus and weeks went by as we continued to operate the college. Slowly staff were asked to work remotely from home, taking their work home with them. Division Offices remained open, as did the IT and Facility areas. The community continued to walk in the door with concerns and questions. Some of us felt we were at risk of infection, because no one really knew much about the virus at this point. I personally felt the effects of stress building. We were asked if we would like to begin working from home in mid-March by our supervisor, but there still wasn’t a directive from the District, so I was concerned. I took work home and my plants, not knowing if and when I would return, because of my age; almost 62. I worked remotely for seven days and then over the next weekend I became incapacitated, due to stress not only regarding the virus, family dynamics, elder care and stress of trying to do my work from a makeshift home office. I was out of the office for nine weeks, while my doctors prescribed slow acting medicines. I came out of my depressed state and now there are still so many things we don’t know about the virus. Besides the toll on me physically and emotionally I also saw a huge chunk of my retirement disappear, as the stock market tumbled. $40K lost out of one account alone. At my age I’ll likely never recover. I expect there will be fallout in other areas as well. While we were all wondering where we could go to buy toilet paper and disinfectant wipes, airlines were parking their planes, car rentals were parking their fleets and the housing market became a whole new game. Where will this all end up is anyone’s guess. What it has done is, the virus has been the great equalizer. Were all in this together. It knows no boundaries except that seniors appear to be the hardest hit group and are accounting for the largest percentage of deaths. On a personal note, I have not been able to meet my new grandson who was born on Mother’s Day because of Covid risk concerns my daughter has and I have to respect that and meet him over the Internet. My own Mom is 81 and will no longer accept a hug from me. It’s just sad. Dianne Nau
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  2020-05-25

  Historia de un coronavirus

  Han sido mis viñetas más representativas sobre esta pandemia
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  2020-05-25

  School during the Coronavirus

  Many students have been impacted by the Coronavirus due to the continuation of school online. They aren't able to interact with teachers and their fellow classmates, leaving them unmotivated to do their classwork. I personally dislike the idea of online school since I'm not really learning anything and just want to get the work over with so I can just relax. Nothing is going through my head, leaving me clueless and unprepared for next year. When there are tests, I tend to have to refer back to my notes due to not being able to understand the concepts. AP tests are also very unfair due to the various prompts with different levels of difficulties. The Coronavirus also impacts my future school life due to the fear of not being able to return back to school. College systems are also changing amidst this epidemic such as phasing out the SAT and ACT throughout the years. This virus has a big and negative impact on our education. #OnlineSchool #GGHSAPUSH
• 2020-05-25

  Being Happy at Home

  It is one thing to be stuck at home, but it is another to be able to strengthen bonds within the family while on quarantine
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  2020-05-25

  An optional final due to Coronavirus concern of email from professor

  Due to coronavirus, many people lost their job and concern about their lives. Professor sent us this email to help us to get out of the trouble of coronavirus that she gives us a chance to take optional final.
• 2020-05-25

  Friday the 13th

  On Friday the 13th of March 2020, Garden Grove High School's Orchestra program was set for their 2nd festival of the season. We were supposed to leave school at 1:30pm and bus all the way to Beckman High School in Irvine, California, 30 minutes away. But of course, Friday the 13th was a bad omen, and it was no exception this time. The festival was cancelled the morning of, at 8am. Once we were told so, anyone in our classroom would tell you that a gust of sadness engulfed the room. We had worked endlessly since August for our short performance but it was all gone to waste. 8 hours later, at 4pm while I was at Track practice, everyone got the news that school would be cancelled for a month. By then, our concert season would only be halfway through so we were hopeful. Unfortunately, school had been cancelled until the end of the school year and our performing arts program will, no doubt, be suffering in the aftermath of this pandemic. Friday the 13th really is a bad sign.
• 2020-05-25

  Covid Story

  The President of Peru dressed as Buzz lightyear extending the quarantine indefinitely.
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  2020-05-25

  Elementary Students Learning in the Midst of the Pandemic

  An account written by me, a sister who is reflecting on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the learning experience of her brother, a 10-year-old elementary school student.
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  2020-05-25

  The last normal day

  This is the last normal day I had as a teacher. We were talking about covid-19 earlier and I read the students the current numbers. One student asked me if I thought they would close our school. I told him it was a long way off and not to worry. I took this photo to sent to the principal because yet again my classroom was filled beyond capacity with students sharing chairs and students at my desk. This was the last photo I have on my phone of a normal day, an hour later it was announced that our district was closing schools. As the students left the teachers yelled after them to keep in touch, we would figure it all out, and we loved them. You can see the life of these students. So much energy and light. I miss them terribly.
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  2020-05-25

  Stephenie Meyer's "Midnight Sun" Announcement

  The announcement made on Meyer’s website which says that Midnight Sun, a novel which tells the story of Twilight from the perspective of the character Edward Cullen, will finally be published August 4th. The announcement acknowledges the passion people have for the Twilight series, and hopes to remind the readers of that fun in these unprecedented times.
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  2020-05-25

  A refund from ANA airline due to coronavirus

  Due to coronavirus, many international students face a difficult time about back to their countries, since many airlines are canceled because of the limited airline and policies that are changed easily.
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  2020-05-25

  Delayed Shipping Email

  An email which states that due to international shipping issue related to COVID-19 they anticipate the order will be shipped late April/early May. At the time of contributing to the archive (late May) the item had still not arrived. It's frustrating that the delay has been this long. HUM402
• 2020-05-25

  My Coronavirus Costco Trips

  A personal account of how the pandemic has changed everyday life.