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26 Genius Ways In Which People Are Stopping The Spread Of Coronavirus
With 339,645 confirmed cases around the globe, 35,224 of which reside in the US, the coronavirus outbreak is now in full swing. As entire nations are on lockdown, staying strong may be easier said than done.
But humans are a bunch of tough nuts to crack. To show you just how responsible, conscious, and united we all can be, Bored Panda has compiled a list of ideas designed to fight the virus. From rearranging exhibition displays so everyone can see them from the outside, to inventing a DIY ventilator that saves not just one but multiple lives at the same time, nothing’s impossible when it comes to life in crisis.
And scroll down for our interview with Sonja Trauss, the executive director of YIMBY Law, who shared her views on how the outbreak is changing our societies beyond recognition.
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Art Museum, Closed Due To Virus Outbreak, Rearranged Exhibition So It Can Be Seen From Outside Day Or Night. Salo, Finland
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Playing Bingo With Social Distancing
Bobert Robertson 5 years ago
This makes me happy, and sad at the same time. Happy to see they are able to keep busy during this time, but sad because these people are cooped up with so little interaction. At least for many they are able to isolate with family (I understand not everyone has family)
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A Mobile Pickup Point In The Hospital Store Where Healthcare Staff Can Pick Up A Food Bag Specially Created For Them After Their Hard Work
Events of a scale like coronavirus are known to reshape societies in fundamental ways. This is what happened during 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, or the 1918 flu pandemic.
Among many possible shifts, the current crisis could mark the end of hyper-individualism and resurrect our lost sense of community. Eric Klinenberg, a director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, believes that after the storm calms down, “we will be better able to see how our fates are linked.”
Most importantly, “in the long run, it could help us rediscover the better version of ourselves,” explained the professor.
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Hand Washing Stations For The Homeless
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Supermarket In Denmark Came Up With A Brilliant Pricing Trick To Stop Hand Sanitizer Hoarding
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Keep The Kids Busy While At Home
Bored Panda contacted Sonja Trauss and asked her about the ways the coronavirus outbreak is changing us beyond recognition.
Sonja Trauss told us in an interview that for the several years, the US has been living in a bubble. “Food magically appears on the grocery store shelves, the mall opens in the morning, white-collar workers are absorbed into huge office buildings all day.” But the virus outbreak has stopped the seamless pace of our lives which “proceeded like a movie.”
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Canadian Doctor Turns One Ventilator Into Multiple With Some DIY Mechanics
Me_thecrazycatlady 5 years ago
Ok. ICU nurse here. I'm not convinced. This sounds like a great way to spread infection. Also, ventilators have a lot of customized settings based on each patient's needs. What if one patient needs increased settings and the other needs less? Too many variables here...
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Using Toothpicks To Avoid Touching The Elevator Buttons
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago (edited)
But did the person who handled all those toothpicks, putting them in the polystyrene, practice proper hygiene? Or might someone have sneezed on the lot? When I go out in lockdown (due to start in just over 24 hours) I'm going to put a bandaid (sticking plaster) on my poking finger and throw it out after eftpos machine and self-checkout use.
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Laura Pantazis 5 years ago
You ever tried to take the stairs in most places? The doors are locked at the top. I learned that one the hard way. Walked the 9 stairs up, only to find the door locked. Had to walk all the way back down to the first floor to take the elevator. The stairs will lead down, but they won't lead up.
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Łukasz Markuszewski 5 years ago
What is the 'small letters' language, below the english? Malay?
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Wear gloves, or wash your hands after touching it, or use your elbow, or just take the stairs. Inconvenient but doable.
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
Jeez, just use your pinkie knuckle of your non-dominate hand. It's a heck of a lot easier. You're gonna have to wash your hands eventually, anyway.
Bored Lazy Lizzy 5 years ago
But someone HAD to have touched the toothpicks to put them in the styrofoam...
Gipsy Kings fan 5 years ago
The language looks like Tagalog. Asia is SO FAR AHEAD of the U.S.A. in terms of being prepared for this pandemic. A friend of mine recently got back from Vietnam; her tour had to be cut short because of the crisis. Their government has great controls set up. Anyone who gets off a plane has to fill out a long form stating not only what flight they were on, but what seat number they had. Upon entering different cities officials take people's temperatures using a forehead thermometer.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
What if the person the put all those toothpicks up used their bare hands
Tai Dallen 5 years ago
I would assume the placement of the (very obvious) Trash Bin is to dissuade people from doing that. And also... really have to be a bit daft to do it. Especially as those toothpicks look more like cut wooden dowels/skewers or stakes than small toothpicks.
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Australian PSA
At this point, coronavirus is revealing some of the limits of our institutions—medical ones in particular. All the unlikely scenarios have now become possible. Sonja explained: “It is possible for there to be too many patients. It is possible to run out of gloves and face masks.” She continued, “There will be patients dying in the hallways of some hospitals because there are only so many rooms and ventilators.”
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They Took The Furniture Out Of Starbucks So People Won’t Gather Here
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Distancing Solution In A Danish Supermarket
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Due To COVID-19, I’m Having To Go To All Of The Grocery Stores In My Area And Install Plastic Sneeze Guards On The Check Stands
Many of us have been forced outside the comfort zone of our idyllic households. Trauss believes that “individuals are learning that it is up to each of us to issue, and follow, our own mini shelter in place and handwashing edicts.” We are all more aware that “there’s no potion a doctor can give that will fight COVID-19, living or dying depends only on our immune systems.” Our individual bodies have to stand and fight.“
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Someone Placing Random Hand Sanitizer Station Around In Public Places
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He Comes To Talk To His Dad Every Day Since The Nursing Home Is On Lockdown
Brandy Grote 5 years ago
Sweet. Dad's home is also shut, the cafeteria is closed and they hand deliver plates to the residents. Just worried it will be hard to get Dad up and around after weeks doing nothing.
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This Ad By Saudi Health Ministry "Thanks To Every Person Who Didn't See This Ad. Stay Home"
Perhaps paradoxically,” Trauss said, “when individuals realize that no one is in charge, and therefore, no one else can save us, we begin to see more communal behavior.” We start to think of new solutions to unite. Trauss named some of the exemplary behavior: “people are making masks at home, checking in on neighbors, following the shelter in place orders to protect themselves and their families.”
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NZ Supermarket
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My Work Got New Key Rings
Bobert Robertson 5 years ago
This is a good gesture, but I can just see myself having the cleanest pocket in town
#18
The Way My Local Grocery Store Started Double Wrapping Bread To Reduce The Spread Of Coronavirus
#19
News Outlet In Canada Is Taping Their Microphones To Hockey Sticks To Maintain Social Distance
#20
The President Of Slovakia Showing Up In Her Hand-Tailored, Matching Fabric Surgical Mask
Bashicka 5 years ago
The point is there are not enough standard medical masks for everyone in Slovakia. The medical staff has priority. The government and president ask people to do they best and DIY masks. She is pointing the example. Verba movent exempla trahunt - words move people, examples draw
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Good Socializing Etiquette In The Era Of The Coronavirus
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Taking Social Distancing To New Levels
Alex Fierro 5 years ago
Cool idea, but I must ask: How would you collect the shawarma? Wouldn't it be too heavy to just stick on top of the drone?
#23
Road Maintenance Doesn’t Stop, I Made A Hand Washing Station For My Crew
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The Waiting Room At My Doctor's Office Today
TheExtremeSmell 5 years ago
This is actually to accommodate people with backwards head syndrome.
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If You Don't Have A Stand-Up Desk At Home, This Might Be A Solution
doges are kool 12345 5 years ago
Finally not a picture-perfect work desk! Nice improvising!!! ♥️
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Every Other Table Is Closed To Ensure Distance Between Customers And Avoid Spread Of Coronavirus
Tai Dallen 5 years ago
There is no sit down eating, or really sit down anything, where I live.
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giovanna 5 years ago (edited)
I don't mean to be unpolite, but we've done all of this and more in Italy, 3 weeks ago, and we felt like "oh we're being so careful". The effects are irrelevant. The only thing that seems to work is shutting everything down and stay at home. And with "stay at home" I mean STAY AT HOME. Not "I'll stay at home but I'll meet my friends for dinner, there will be just 4 of us". NO. Stay at home. You're already late. Look at Spain. We're having dinners via Skype now.
Audrey Wegman 5 years ago
I wish you luck wish there was something I could do
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ulku tuna 5 years ago
I wish I were born in one of those beautiful countries instead of religious and ignorant counry like Turkey. I hate that no one even knows about the thing called "personal space" in here. Yes, they are not even aware of the fact that it exists.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
What does religion have to do with social distancing? Our church has been posting mass on FB for several weeks now.
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wayne worthington 5 years ago
The stores are not doing their part to keep us safe. I'm staying home, the only place I go is the store. See my disturbing videos on YouTube. Search my name Wayne Worthington 6' social distancing awareness If they don't make the stores safer there will be no curve it will be a straight line going up. The stores need to be held liable for not following the 6' distance guideline
Chris Hardtke 5 years ago
Was at an Aldi’s grocery store today. They’d only let one person in line at a time. It was the stupidest thing ever, because all that did was cause people to clump together at the end of the belt, until it was their turn to put their items on the belt and approach the cashier.
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
Yeah, no. Not right. Should have said something.
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Full Name 5 years ago
I'm selfish because I love having an excuse to stay at home and not leave, haha.
Load More Replies... giovanna 5 years ago (edited)
I don't mean to be unpolite, but we've done all of this and more in Italy, 3 weeks ago, and we felt like "oh we're being so careful". The effects are irrelevant. The only thing that seems to work is shutting everything down and stay at home. And with "stay at home" I mean STAY AT HOME. Not "I'll stay at home but I'll meet my friends for dinner, there will be just 4 of us". NO. Stay at home. You're already late. Look at Spain. We're having dinners via Skype now.
Audrey Wegman 5 years ago
I wish you luck wish there was something I could do
Load More Replies... ulku tuna 5 years ago
I wish I were born in one of those beautiful countries instead of religious and ignorant counry like Turkey. I hate that no one even knows about the thing called "personal space" in here. Yes, they are not even aware of the fact that it exists.
Bob Beltcher 5 years ago
What does religion have to do with social distancing? Our church has been posting mass on FB for several weeks now.
Load More Replies... wayne worthington 5 years ago
The stores are not doing their part to keep us safe. I'm staying home, the only place I go is the store. See my disturbing videos on YouTube. Search my name Wayne Worthington 6' social distancing awareness If they don't make the stores safer there will be no curve it will be a straight line going up. The stores need to be held liable for not following the 6' distance guideline
Chris Hardtke 5 years ago
Was at an Aldi’s grocery store today. They’d only let one person in line at a time. It was the stupidest thing ever, because all that did was cause people to clump together at the end of the belt, until it was their turn to put their items on the belt and approach the cashier.
Lorrie Finley 5 years ago
Yeah, no. Not right. Should have said something.
Load More Replies... Full Name 5 years ago
I'm selfish because I love having an excuse to stay at home and not leave, haha.
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