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Health GermanyIn Corona Times, Refugees in Germany Find a Purpose – Even Without Work Permits
Due to an expected shortage of medical staff in Germany as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, the nation is looking to its migrant and refugee communities – including those normally not permitted to work – for help.
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Society United KingdomEnglish Teacher’s Online Lessons Are so Good, She Now Has 28,000 Students (and Counting….)
Teacher Holly King-Mand had quit her job at a school in England’s Bedforshire after becoming a mom to her second daughter. When the coronavirus epidemic came, she went on Facebook - just to help out pupils with home schooling.
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Society GermanyGermany Takes in Corona Patients to Relieve Italy’s Overloaded Hospitals
In a first for Italy, critically ill patients are being transferred from the nation’s overcrowded hospitals to a neighboring country: Germany is offering Italians the assistance they need while its own hospitals have enough space to accommodate COVID-19 victims.
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Society USAYou Can Get Into the National Parks Free Now – but Keep Your Distance!
For those in the United States who want to go out for a walk but still practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service is waiving its entrance fees to any parks that are still open.
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Society USANow You Can Stay Home and “Go” to a Famous Museum at the Same Time
Google Arts and Culture has partnered with over 2,000 museums and galleries from around 80 countries to bring art to our homes through its online platform – a perk especially convenient amidst the international lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Society ItalyLocked Down and Socially Distanced – but Helpers Still Keep Connected to Refugees
With refugee support groups in Italy having to suspend their normal operations due to the novel coronavirus lockdown, a campaign has taken off to help refugees and migrants stay informed and educated through online videos and hotlines.