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While they all live in the same neighborhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and frequently saw each other before the outbreak, they have now stopped close contact. Each evening, Ward, 69, and Hillyard, 76, instead use an app on their smartphone to record bedtime stories. The app then transmits the stories to the Toniebox so Rory and Finn can listen, Hillyard said. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic | As life moves online, an older generation faces a digital divide

Price’s 57-minute video call—a calm, unaffected presentation about how to fend off the novel coronavirus, followed by a question-and-answer session—was meant to provide reassurance to anxious colleagues amid a crisis that has pushed them to the brink. But since a recording was uploaded on March 22 and sent to the hospital’s medical staff, his words have quickly gone viral. On Vimeo, where the Zoom call first appeared, people have watched it over 3 million times. … [Read more...] about Be a ‘hand Nazi’ and other COVID-19 thoughts from an NYC doctor’s viral Zoom call

In San Francisco, meanwhile, the situation appeared wholly chaotic. District Supervisor Matt Haney tweeted Sunday that, “as far as I understand, so far S.F. has moved zero unhoused people into hotel rooms,” despite the apparent availability of 30,000 unused rooms throughout the city. San Francisco’s shelters also have stopped accepting new people. At this point, the city’s estimated 8,000 homeless have few viable options. … [Read more...] about We’re just starting to see the devastating impact that COVID-19 will have on poor Americans

Providing employee support Employees are going to have questions. If you’re an HR leader, it’s important to be as proactive and open as possible so they can understand your company’s plans. Consider creating a FAQ document that proactively address questions. Ensure that your people teams are all fully informed of your plans so that they can communicate with employees. (If you don’t have any crisis communication plans in place, here are some resources that might be helpful: Communicating with Employees During a Crisis; Hubspot’s 6 Crisis Communication Plan Examples;Ready.gov Crisis Communications Plan.) … [Read more...] about How HR leaders are preparing for the coronavirus