Rekindling.

The latest updates on the coronavirus from Pro Publica, Slate, and Politico. 1/19

In the absence of meaningful national leadership, the public’s response to the coronavirus “will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.” 2/19

Regarding leadership: "Mr. Trump is no stranger to crisis. He has spent a lifetime grappling with bankruptcy, fending off creditors, evading tax collectors, defending lawsuits, deflecting regulators, spinning reporters and dueling with estranged wives..." 3/19

The New York Stock Exchange goes fully electronic, with its trading floor empty for the first time ever. 4/19

Hong Kong seemed to have the coronavirus under control, then it let its guard down. 5/19

By one calculation, reductions in air pollution in China caused by the coronavirus may save 20 times more lives in China than have currently been lost. 6/19

How are famous and/or wealthy people getting tested for the coronavirus? Through private physicians and “concierge” doctors. 7/19

How not to be a jerk while ordering groceries during a pandemic. 8/19

Employees of UPS, FedEx, and XPO say there’s too much work and too few workers to be able to stay home when sick. 9/19

Eating disorders thrive in silence. “This is kind of like the perfect storm for that silence to get as loud as humanly possible.” 10/19

Examples of good, bad, and weird emails received recently from corporations. 11/19

Is everyone really writing a coronavirus novel right now? 12/19

To bypass some countries’ internet censorship, reporters publish forbidden articles in a virtual library inside Minecraft. 13/19

Audible offers free stories and books for kids, including titles across six different languages. Related: Astronaut Scott Kelly offers tips on being isolated. 14/19

New York City says if you want to have sex, have sex with yourself or your roommates. 15/19

Diary of a single mother virtual-dating while rekindling things with her ex-husband during the coronavirus. 16/19

“I used to be the loneliest man at the farmer’s market.” Beans are booming. 17/19

Canadian scientists have discovered a fragment of an ancient continent, suggesting that it was 10% larger than previously thought. 18/19

A poem to start your week: “When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver. 19/19

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