Some of Europe's social initiatives by

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newsfromutopiaheadlines — 2020-03-28 08:25:09 UTC

BBC Headline 28th March 2020

A 3D-printed ventilator designed for Spain's coronavirus patients.

Summary
One of these ventilators costs less than 500 euros to build and takes a week to design. Its creators claim that everybody having access to a 3D printer can print it. In addition, they affirm that the design files would be shared freely in order to help patients who need it to breath.

newsfromutopiaheadlines — 2020-03-29 06:57:18 UTC

The Group Making Beautiful Quarantine Songs on a Barcelona Rooftop

2020-03-30 10:38:30 UTC

Summary
Stay Homas is a group of 3 Catalan musicians who share an apartment in BCN, They have decided to start playing a series of songs, in different languages and genres, about the lockdown. Word started to spread in the Catalan music scene, and, as other artists offered to collaborate, the three watched as their social-media accounts went from having a few thousand followers to tens of thousands, practically overnight. Now they have a dedicated Instagram page, a Twitter account and a YouTube channel devoted to this project. Here is one of their newest songs. Enjoy!

Lockdown in Barcelona. Stay Homas songs encourage people to stay safe at home

2020-03-30 10:55:56 UTC

In this song also appears the Catalan singer Judit Neddermann, singing a blend of gospel, soul, and doo-🤬. They sing it in English, with a hitch or two. They only learned later, for instance, that “confination” wasn’t an actual word. It still sounded good: “I got to be patient, so let’s enjoy this confination.”

Gurpinder

2020-03-30 17:30:42 UTC

#ThisIsRealSpain 30-03-2020
Help for the elderly and people at risk

Summary
As we know this disease is more dangerous for old persons or people with some disease, so In Spain the have started an Initiative. Some neighbors put a poster in the main door where it says that if some old person or someone with some sickness can’t go to buy food or medicine, they can say them and the neighbors will go for the food and the medicine for the old persons or persons with a disease to evade danger.

Paula Barcelona shows solidarity with Coronavirus victims around the world

2020-03-31 14:30:55 UTC

Summary
To show "support, affection and solidarity" with the people of the world affected by the disease, an event was held in Barcelona.

During the event, a large blank canvas was unfolded on which a message of support and encouragement was written in Chinese, Catalan and Spanish aimed at those who "fight tirelessly" to save the lives of those affected by the virus and contain the disease .

Yaiza Hernandez

2020-03-31 15:39:18 UTC

Summary

In several places in Spain, they have joined a solidarity project for health workers. It consists of making face masks with 3D printers.

Also, some people are doing them with household items.

A company in Elche is designing a basic ventilator to facilitate health centers.

In Cádiz, they have designed a system to complete the patient's ventilation system and expand the lung.

Nancy

2020-03-31 16:51:44 UTC

SUMMARY

"Letters with a soul", an initiative to help people admitted and isolated by Covid-19.

The heroine of this story is Cristina Marín Campos, Adjunct doctor of General Surgery and Digestive Diseases, and sent an audio by WhatsApp to her closest family and friends. She is
a doctor from the La Princesa Hospital in Madrid. The objective? Promote an initiative to help people admitted and isolated by the coronavirus.

In less than 24 hours, Cristina has already managed to gather more than 35,000 letters of support, according to a video published from the profile of the official health officer of the Community of Madrid, in which she also thanks the collaboration of all those they have joined

You just have to write a letter with a message of encouragement. Tell them who you are, what your first name is, how old you are, what you study or what you do, tell them a story that makes them escape from isolation.
"Coronavirus patients are in brutal isolation, they are completely alone, separated from their families," Cristina explains in the opening audio, "Many of them even know that their relatives are in other rooms, intubated in the ICU or that They are even dying. "

Susana-Adecco will provide free training programs

2020-03-31 18:38:15 UTC

Summary
This is a difficult time for everyone, but especially for those who have lost their jobs and may require some source of income, and fast. Adecco offers free training and job reorientation programs during the COVID-19 crisis. These training programs for user skills, more than 70, which until now have been commercialized for companies, completely free in view of the exceptional situation.

Oriol-Seat factory respiratos instead of cars.

oriolggil04 — 2020-04-01 10:27:18 UTC

In spain many respirators are very needed in ver close to barcelona a seat factory is creating respirators to be able to help.

Jägermeister donates alcohol to produce desinfactants

2020-04-01 12:03:36 UTC

Article by:
Welt 24th March 2020
Summary:
During the epedemic many people brought so much desinfactants, that there are not enough for the hospitals any more.
Some manufacturers of alcoholic drinks, like Jägermeister or Berentzen, donated together more than 100000l alcohol to produce desinfactants. The alcohol goes to pharmacys and hospitals, which are able to produce desinfactants. The desinfactants are reserved for the hospitals, where they are very important.
The goverment changed some laws, so other kinds of industry are allowed to produce desinfactants too and not just the pharmaindusty.

Full-face snorkel masks as ventilators

newsfromutopiaheadlines — 2020-04-01 12:34:01 UTC

On Monday, police in Madrid, Spain, asked the public for donations of full-face snorkel masks in the country's desperate struggle with the coronavirus

Coronavirus. March 29, Marche: 31 dead. Italy: 756 deaths, positive increase 3851. "Data decreasing in recent days".

2020-04-01 13:11:42 UTC

Despite the frighteningly high numbers of deaths, there is a 10-15% reduction in infections. Even in intensive care there were about 100 cases less than a few days ago. These values give us a little hope even if they are not enough to calm fear.

Article by: picenooggi
Sara C.

Chiara Ferragni, Fedez Raise 3.3 Million Euros in Fight Against Coronavirus Crisis.

2020-04-01 13:40:04 UTC

Digital entrepreneur Chiara Ferragni and her husband, musician Fedez, are doing their part to fight the coronavirus crisis. They used their poupularity to support a fund-raiser aimed at building new hospital beds in the intensive care area of Milan’s San Raffaele hospital.
They contributed to raise the impressive amount of 3.3 milion Euros.

Coronavirus in Italy: Solidarity in the time of disease

2020-04-01 13:43:33 UTC

Italians affected by the coronavirus outbreak are describing the situation as "being in a war." With parts of the country in virtual lockdown, young volunteers are providing a little solace, especially for the elderly.
Young people aged between 25 and 30 from a local cultural association called Sparwasser, set up an initiative to help elderly residents — who are following the most stringent self-isolation rules — with their shopping and other errands. Other groups in Rome and elsewhere around the country soon followed in their footsteps. (From DW)
Giorgia C.

Italian priest dies of coronavirus after giving up his ventilator to help others

2020-04-01 14:29:58 UTC

Article by: CBS NEWS
In Italy, the lack of ventilators because of the coronavirus pandemic is forcing doctors and nurses to make heartbreaking decisions of who lives and who dies. Infected with COVID-19, a 72-year-old Italian priest Don Giuseppe Berardelli chose to put others' lives before his own by giving up his ventilator to save the life of a younger patient who couldn't breathe. He lived in a small town near Bergamo (one of the areas hardest hit in Northern Italy) and he had been suffering from a respiratory condition for some time, but despite this he decided to make an act of love. Someone already calls him a "Martyr of Charity".
Giulia C.

2020-04-01 14:34:58 UTC

Aurora
It’s during hard times that we discover the importance of other’s help. Hundreds of doctors, nurses and medical stuff arrived here in Italy thanks to other country that, understanding the situation, have decided to give their help. It was a real sign of kindness and comprehension that could help everyone in learning the importance of others.

Digital solidariety

2020-04-01 14:35:33 UTC

One of the initiatives present in Italy against coronavirus is that of the ministry called "digital solidarity" with which we try to help all people, students and workers dealing with smart working in order to avoid accidents and problems encountered by workers.
Luca S.

Coronavirus: Italy’s worst-hit region builds new hospital in 10 days

2020-04-01 14:43:06 UTC

Article by: Indipendent
An exhibition centre in Milan has been converted in just 10 days into Italy’s largest intensive care facility for Coronavirus patients. It is Italy's largest intensive care facility for Coronavirus patients, it will provide CT scans and it will accommodate 200 patients in need of intensive care. Lombardy president Attilio Fontana told reporters that the hospital is the symbol of their victory against coronavirus.
Roberta E.

'We're stressed out': Supermarket workers in Italy fear exposure to coronavirus

2020-04-01 14:45:06 UTC

As customers continue to shop daily, touch the food, and even lick their fingers before counting out money, Italy's exhausted and anxious supermarket staff say they're being left overly exposed to the coronavirus. For example, last week, a 33-year-old supermarket security guard also died of the virus. Most part of the supermarkets’ workers is so scared of this situation that they are afraid of bringing something back at home.
Samuele

MSF starts COVID-19 response activities in four northern Italian hospitals

2020-04-01 14:45:57 UTC

The article talks about teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Italy which are providing support to Italian health authorities in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. MSF staff are based in four hospitals in the northern Italian province of Lodi, the place of the outbreak in the country.

The MSF team is composed of Italian infectious disease specialists, anaesthetists, nurses and logisticians, who work in collaboration with the personnel of hospitals on a number of activities, such as disease prevention and care for patients. (Article from MSF)

Giorgia S.

Roma

2020-04-01 14:57:34 UTC

Leavened italian response plan for coronavirus Emergency.
The Council of Ministers raised the appropriation to 25 billion euros to face the extraordinary situation that the country is experiencing: it is 1.1% of the italian domestic product.
The proposto was then approved by the Chamber of Deputies.
Giacomo D. B.

Decathlon donates 10,000 diving masks for coronavirus emergencies.

2020-04-01 15:01:42 UTC

From the Easybreath snorkeling masks it was possible to create new respirators for coronavirus patients. To have this intuition was Isinnova, a Brescia-based company, which thought of modifying simple products sold by Decathlon Italia. The important chain of sports clothing and accessories immediately made available, immediately providing the product design that was studied, dismantled and modified with the addition of the new component for the connection to the respirator. He decided to give 10 thousand masks.
Lorenzo

2020-04-01 15:06:52 UTC

Campanian rappers, are united al together to raise monte to help Hospitals in Campania that are overloaded by the large influx of people in the hospitals. This is a big prove of the civic and patriotic sense of singers towards their land.
Article written by me, based on Instagram profiles of rappers many famous, for example @clementinoiena or @realgeolier2

Italy extends the lockdown

2020-04-01 15:07:10 UTC

Since the number of infections is rising at a slower rate each day, the Italian government decided to extend its lockdown until 13 April. Silvio Brusaferro, the president of Italy’s Higher Health Institute (ISS), explained that this cases’ decrease doesn’t mean we’ve hit the peak and that it’s over, but that we must start the descent by applying the measures in force.
(Source: The Guardian)
Chiara

Giorgio Armani Makes Donation to Fight Coronavirus in Italy

2020-04-01 15:22:49 UTC

Giorgio Armani has donated 1.25 million euros to a range of Italian hospitals and institutions involved in fighting the coronavirus spread in the country. The Luigi Sacco and San Raffaele hospitals and the Istituto dei Tumori in Milan as well as the Istituto Lazzaro Spallanzani in Rome will benefit from the donation. The amount will additionally support the activities of the country’s civil defense.
(From WWD)
Flavia R.

Valentino, Gucci, Prada: from masks to donation: high fashion united against coronavirus

2020-04-01 15:40:00 UTC

Many fashion brands have decided to produce masks and lab coats for doctors, on the front line in the battle against coronavirus. Furthermore brands like Valentino have donated 2 million euros.
Luca D.

2020-04-01 15:56:23 UTC

The Coronavirus is a respiratory disease.
Fabio Apera

Italian industrialists united against coronavirus

2020-04-01 15:57:49 UTC

Source: Corriere Della Sera
All the major italian entrepreneurs have joined together and they have made donations for the fight against Covid-19

The progress of the virus

2020-04-01 15:58:45 UTC

In this period the contagion in Italy is decreasing,but many people are still infected,among them there are 6,414 infected health workers in Italy, the average age is 49 years, unfortunately the number of dead health workers has also risen, 51 deaths from North to South Italy.

2020-04-01 15:59:40 UTC

Video games as "therapy" for Coronavirus, WHO promotes the #PlayApartTogether initiative. Playing video games in order to fight Coronavirus. The World Health Organization helped by some of the main videogame companies has launched a new campaign in the past few hours - with the hashtag #PlayApartTogether - the aim is encouraging people to follow the recommendations on social distancing to avoid the spread of Coronavirus by simply staying home and playing video games online, alone or with friends. The #PlayApartTogether initiative saw the involvement of some of the most important companies in the sector who wanted to offer all their support, encouraging players to stay at home to prevent getting infected with the virus.
Christian

2020-04-01 16:04:51 UTC

Coronavirus: a fundraising to help the San Paolo and San Carlo hospitals in Milan
a community of students and staff of MIP and the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, wants to make an actual contribution to the precious work of the healthcare staff every day struggle to treat those affected by the Coronavirus.

their aim is to help the San Paolo and San Carlo hospitals in Milan to activate new intensive care places, essential for saving lives, and to cope with the great need for single-use protective devices (masks, gloves, …) that allow doctors and nurses to operate safely.
Dario

2020-04-01 16:19:11 UTC

Cinema against coronavirus
with Chili, if you stay at home and rent a film, you will help the Gavazzeni hospital in Bergamo.For each title chosen in the dedicated section, one euro will be donated to the purchase of protective materials for the hospital's health personnel and Intensive Care equipment and Sub Intensive.

Italy records lowest daily increase in deaths in a week .The death toll from Covid-19 in Italy has climbed by 727 to 13,155 – the lowest number since March 26.However, figures from the Civil Protection Agency show that the number of new cases rose more sharply than a few days earlier, growing by 4,782 compared to 4,053.The total number of infections confirmed in the country since February 21 now stands at 110,574.In the northern region of Lombardy, which is the epicentre of the outbreak, the daily total of both cases and deaths were up compared to the day before, a reverse of the recent trend.On Wednesday, 16,847 people in Italy had recovered from the illness, in comparison to 15,729 people on Tuesday.There were also 4,035 people in intensive care, up from a previous 4,023.Italy has publicly reported more deaths from the coronavirus than anywhere else in the world. It accounts for around 30% of all global fatalities.

2020-04-01 17:06:40 UTC

Emma P.