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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Collected by: University of Kansas

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

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Title: Lawrence breakfast bar 'Wake the Dead' closes permanently due to stay-at-home order

URL: http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/lawrence-breakfast-bar-wake-the-dead-closes-permanently-due-to-stay-at-home-order/article_27015f70-74fc-11ea-987c-abdca531aa4b.html

Description: After three years of artisanal doughnuts and cocktails, Wake the Dead Breakfast Bar closed its doors on Friday, March 20. It is the first business in the city to permanently close as a result of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.

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Subject:   Arts & Culture

Title: KU moves 2020 commencement to later date

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-moves-2020-commencement-to-later-date/article_790793c4-7502-11ea-a9a8-bf553e319291.html

Description: The University of Kansas announced in an email that it will postpone commencement until late summer or early fall in an attempt to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU parking offers partial refund to students who purchased 2020 permits

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-parking-offers-partial-refund-to-students-who-purchased-2020-permits/article_09761058-73a4-11ea-a2d7-cf9f6fe035cf.html

Description: The University of Kansas will offer students with spring 2020 parking passes a partial credit for those who will return next semester or a partial refund for those who will not.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU student workers continue to receive compensation despite campus shutdown

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-student-workers-continue-to-receive-compensation-despite-campus-shutdown/article_e3b82ef8-7512-11ea-9de9-77a4a2bb1d8a.html

Description: The University of Kansas announced it will continue to pay student workers as usual despite campus closures resulting from the spreading novel coronavirus.

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU students still count in Lawrence for US 2020 census

URL: http://www.kansan.com/news/ku-students-still-count-in-lawrence-for-us-2020-census/article_21a302c8-746f-11ea-bea5-ef50506f9488.html

Description: The 2020 U.S. census is accessible online and will count college students as members of the county in which they attend school.

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Subject:   General news

Title: Let’s stay fit during the pandemic

URL: http://www.kansan.com/opinion/let-s-stay-fit-during-the-pandemic/article_4e21341e-738e-11ea-bee6-d73adbb9688d.html

Description: Opinion columnist Brett Knepper offers a variety of ways to stay physically active while social distancing at home.

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Subject:   Opinion

Title: Public health must trump profits

URL: http://www.kansan.com/opinion/public-health-must-trump-profits/article_00b00318-6ec0-11ea-9791-0f2b31465814.html

Description: While the economy seems to be the main focus and distraught of many, opinion columnist Leo Nierhorster-Cook argues we should rethink where we place our worries and remember the public health crisis that is underway.

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Subject:   Opinion

Title: Try a productive quarantine — it's less miserable

URL: http://www.kansan.com/opinion/try-a-productive-quarantine-its-less-miserable/article_ff0a9014-7504-11ea-95fe-132d286f2ec8.html

Description: Opinion columnist Jeffrey Birch argues maintaining a healthy regimen and being purposeful about your time is crucial to boosting happiness in quarantine.

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Subject:   Opinion

Title: City invites community to share their good news on Lawrence Listens

URL: https://lawrenceks.org/2020/04/02/city-invites-community-to-share-their-good-news-on-lawrence-listens/

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Title: City of Lawrence changes public meeting procedures through April 30, 2020

URL: https://lawrenceks.org/2020/04/02/city-of-lawrence-changes-public-meeting-procedures-through-april-30-2020/

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Title: Chancellor estimates KU will lose tens of millions of dollars from COVID-19 crisis

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/02/chancellor-estimates-ku-will-lose-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-from-covid-19-crisis/

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Subject:   General news

Title: Department of Labor increases presence as virus-related unemployment claims skyrocket; Kansas death toll at 13

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2020/apr/02/department-of-labor-increases-presence-as-virus-related-unemployment-claims-skyrocket-kansas-death-toll-at-13/

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Subject:   General news

Title: City extends deadline for residents to make sidewalk repairs

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/city-government/2020/apr/02/city-extends-deadline-for-residents-to-make-sidewalk-repairs/

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Subject:   City government

Title: COVID-19 count in Douglas County rises to 31

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/02/covid-19-count-in-douglas-county-rises-to-31/

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Subject:   General news

Title: For Lawrence hospice patient, goodbyes are separated by phone screens and sliding doors

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/02/for-hospice-patient-goodbyes-are-separated-by-phone-screens-and-sliding-doors/

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Subject:   General news

Title: Stay, See, Do: Distance Theatre from Theatre Lawrence and online enrichment from the Watkins Museum

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/02/stay-see-do-distance-theatre-and-online-enrichment-from-the-watkins-museum/

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Subject:   General news

Title: KU postpones spring commencement, implements hiring freeze amid COVID-19 pandemic

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/2020/apr/02/ku-postpones-spring-commencement-implements-hiring-freeze-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

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Subject:   KU

Title: Lawrence school board approves remote learning plan amid school closures for COVID-19 pandemic

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/schools/2020/apr/02/lawrence-school-board-approves-remote-learning-plan-amid-school-closures-for-covid-19-pandemic/

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Subject:   Schools

Title: Kansas governor criticizes federal government’s response to pandemic

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2020/apr/02/kansas-governor-criticizes-federal-governments-response-to-pandemic/

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Subject:   State government

Title: Small-government think tank questions use of phone GPS data during pandemic

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2020/apr/02/small-government-think-tank-questions-use-of-phone-gps-data-during-pandemic/

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Subject:   State government

Title: 1 dead, 25 sickened amid outbreak at Kansas nursing home

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-region/2020/apr/02/1-dead-25-sickened-amid-outbreak-at-kansas-nursing-home/

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Subject:   State region

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