Healthy for the wealthy.
A state-by-state breakdown of COVID-19 testing shows many fall short of the levels needed for a safe reopening. 1/29
See also: A new model shows contact reduction is tied to how sharply the death toll rises in each US state. 2/29
Texas will allow certain businesses and facilities to operate with reduced occupancy starting Friday, and will track data for outbreaks before further reopenings. 3/29
After reopening various businesses last week, Georgia permitted restaurant dining to begin yesterday. 4/29
Here's a status on other states' reopening plans. 5/29
Never taking the coronavirus threat seriously, Iowa didn't close, and now has the quickest rate of coronavirus spread in the country. 6/29
Unsurprisingly, the threat that comes with lifting restrictions falls mainly along lines of income inequality in America. 7/29
Related: "For black folks, it's like a setup: Are you trying to kill us?" 8/29
Fast-food restaurants, including McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and Dunkin', say they have no plans to reopen dining rooms. 9/29
Crowdsourced signs from store windows during quarantine. 10/29
"He has visited over 20 countries trying to prevent the next big pandemic by searching bat caves for new pathogens." 11/29
Tara Reade's former neighbor has corroborated her allegations of Joe Biden sexually assaulting her in 1993. 12/29
Calls to poison control spiked after Trump's comments about using disinfectants to treat COVID-19 patients. 13/29
Iran says 728 people have died—and thousands more were poisoned—after ingesting methanol, believing it could cure the coronavirus. 14/29
Blaming dense apartment buildings for the spread of illness is a century-old tradition of passing the buck. 15/29
The manager of Brazil's largest apartment complex acted early on COVID-19—and there are still no confirmed cases in the building. 16/29
A walking tour of Manhattan's skyscrapers with architect Annabelle Selldorf (on the phone). 17/29
Soothing, repetitive illustrations of apartment balconies, by Rafael Eifler. 18/29
A map of New York's trees and grass. 19/29
"You join, say hello, mute yourself." Book lovers are finding solace in silent Zooms for reading alone, together. 20/29
24/7 Bob Ross, 24/7 Anthony Bourdain, 24/7 Eagle-cam, and other non-gaming Twitch channels. 21/29
In the age of social distancing, drive-in theaters are experiencing a renaissance. 22/29
"There's not enough tech in the universe to save humans from ourselves." A sci-fi enthusiast's take on the pandemic. 23/29
Video: Building an EDM drum machine from a 1920s Remington mechanical typewriter. 24/29
"I remember blinking at that figure. It seemed a misprint, but I somehow knew better." A brief interview with author Allan Gurganus on his interest in epidemics. 25/29
The influential Tri Angle Records—which released Clams Casino, Forest Swords, Lotic, serpentwithfeet, and more—has shut down. 26/29
See also: Six essential Tri Angle Records albums. 27/29
"We are praying for health and we are praying for camp." Will camps happen this summer? Right now the answer is: probably. 28/29
Watch: The USGS just released the most detailed lunar map ever, complete with different rock and sediment types. 29/29
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