We’re all hunkered down for the forseeable future, and COVID-19 stories are coming at us fast and furiously. These are the best of them.
The do’s and don’ts of social distancing. If you read one thing on this list, let it be this. (The Atlantic, ~11 min.)
Let’s break down the best- and worst-case scenarios for COVID-19 in the U.S., shall we? (New York Magazine, ~9 min.)
At independent bookstore Island Books, just outside Seattle, social distancing means a small-business nightmare. (Slate, ~5 min.)
In case you’ve been living under a rock, this takedown of the CDC director by Rep. Katie Porter over the government’s COVID-19 response is a must-watch. (Rolling Stone, ~3 min. read, ~5 min. video)
For many of us, prolonged social isolation may be the worst part of the pandemic. (New Yorker, ~4 min.)
UCSF hosted a COVID-19 panel with top disease experts. The notes from their conversation are striking. (Daily Kos, ~8 min.)
Trumps dissolved the White House pandemic office in 2018. Its former director is watching the government response to COVID-19 with horror. (Washington Post, ~6 min.)
In Wuhan, China, two women caring for COVID-19 patients got sick. One lived and one died. (New York Times, ~11 min.)
Everyone’s watching Contagion, 2011’s hit pandemic movie. But screenwriter Steven Soderbergh didn’t predict this; the government scientists who helped him write the movie did. (Slate, ~10 min.)
How not to fight an outbreak: the story of Seattle’s Patient Zero. (Bloomberg, ~11 min.)
More than 500,000 unconvicted Americans are currently being held behind bars, where they’re highly susceptible to COVID-19. America, do better. (Huff Post, ~4 min.)
On the ground in Seattle as the bustling Pacific Northwest tech hub transformed into a ghost town nearly overnight. (New Yorker, ~12 min.)
Tasked with helping the White House tackle COVID-19, Jared Kushner turns to an ER doc Facebook group for advice. You’ve got to read it to believe it. (Politico, ~4 min.)
There’s an official international road map for fighting pandemics. Most countries, including the U.S., are ignoring it. (New York Times, ~7 min.)
Top Seattle chef Tom Douglas saw the writing on the wall, and quickly closed 12 of his 13 restaurants until further notice. For restaurants across the country, “it’s a tsunami, not a ripple on the beach.” (Washington Post, ~5 min.)
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