A selfie diet.

Vietnam begins easing its aggressive containment campaign after few infections and no deaths. 1/20

China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged. 2/20

Another bright spot: During a pandemic, the odds of a war between major powers seem to go down, not up. Also, we’re getting closer to our robot takeout future? 3/20

An Italian artist makes illustrations of headlines, focusing on stories of good news. 4/20

President Trump is planning to pare back his appearances during the pandemic because they’re harming his reelection chances. 5/20

A list of things Trump tweeted as the US death toll passed 50,000. 6/20

Mike Pence likes to brag about the number of completed coronavirus tests because it enables him to take credit for the passage of time itself. 7/20

The differences between East and West Coast outbreaks boil down to communication. 8/20

Three pandemic quotes we found interesting over the weekend:

a) “Imagine a system that kicks in the moment you’re exposed to or

become sick with the virus.” 9/20

b) “We are sacrificing the futures of our young to protect the old, and mostly the very old.” 10/20

c) “There's something very different about life in Britain in the time of the novel coronavirus: There's no Fox News here.” 11/20

Is it okay to go on a camping trip right now if the only contact you have is with a gas pump? Nope. 12/20

Lots of research shows that “Zoom fatigue” or “Zoom gloom” is taxing on the brain. 13/20

See also: “The Joys of Logging Off in the Time of Social Distancing.” 14/20

The lab that coined the phrase “global warming” says the climate crisis may be far more dangerous than a pandemic. 15/20

ICYMI: TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin embeds with government agents and doomsday experts preparing for the plagues and panics still to come. 16/20

Some ways you can fight for the planet from home and, by doing so, feel less alone. 17/20

Books by Marcus Aurelius and other Stoic writers are selling well. 18/20

In these disorienting times, when we’re all psychologically naked anyway, nude selfies are rampant. 19/20

Related: Phoebe Waller-Bridge is quarantining with a wall of penises. 20/20


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