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The state of Vermont has done a lot right during the coronavirus pandemic. Compared to the rest of the country, Vermont was one of the first states to take the virus seriously and it had been hailed as a model for the country in the fight against COVID-19. As working from home became an option for some during the pandemic, city folks decided to pack up and make a fresh start here.

Kenya is trying to keep the virus at bay with the help of technology and has introduced a robot to its airport in Nairobi. It's there to check passengers' temperatures and make sure everyone is wearing a face mask — the right way of course, over your mouth AND nose.

Earlier this year, government officials broke into the offices of an online TV channel in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, confiscating cameras and computers. Attacks on critical media are part of everyday life in Venezuela. The alternative media group "La Ventana TV" aims to counter that censorship and deliver news from balconies.

It was in a hospital in Italy where the first person who hadn't been to China and who hadn't had any contact with someone returning from there either was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. And just like that, everything changed. A few hours after the positive test was confirmed, the city of Codogno was declared Europe's first red zone.

Facebook caused a stir when it blocked news content in the country last week. The block came in the midst of escalating tensions with the Australian government, which had proposed a new law that would force Facebook and Google to pay media organizations for content. Facebook has announced it will restore news to Australian pages after the government agreed to make changes to its proposed code.