She’s literally a potato.

The White House invokes the Defense Production Act for ventilator manufacturing. 1/21

Google will start releasing user location data in 131 countries, “aggregated and anonymized,” to assess the effectiveness of social distancing rules. 2/21

The Earth is moving less, thanks to the coronavirus. 3/21

Unrelated: Mars may be made of “mashed-up baby planets.” 4/21

Anyone in Iceland can be tested for the coronavirus. As a point of comparison, the US has tested roughly 0.34 percent of the total population. 5/21

The White House is expected to urge all Americans to wear face coverings in public. 6/21

The Onion: Los Angeles mayor urges residents to wear face masks, lose 15 pounds, maybe go brunette. 7/21

Japan’s Prime Minister offers the public two masks each. “Screw your two masks" quickly trends on Twitter. 8/21

Malaysia advises women to wear lipstick during lockdown and not nag their husbands. 9/21

A ranked list of the best and worst of celebrities warning people about the coronavirus. 10/21

See also: How famous TV characters are weathering the storm. 11/21

“You’re not stuck at home, you’re safe at home.” Confessions of an anonymous New York City EMT. 12/21

An American marooned in Moscow's locked-down airport is advised by the US embassy to make a run for Finland. 13/21

Finnish artist Liisa Hietanen knits life-size men and women from her hometown. 14/21

“We need you to be here so we’re all sheltering in place together.” Interviews with private chefs cooking for the wealthy during lockdown. 15/21

For anyone having bugout fantasies: a wood-clad camper that expands to become a two-story dwelling. 16/21

Some vintage Defense Department schemes for surviving a thermonuclear attack. Also, a list of the ugliest cars ever made. 17/21

The National Library of Scotland digitizes the first eight editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1768-1860. 18/21

Dolly Parton now reads bedtime stories to children on YouTube. 19/21

During a business video meeting, a woman accidentally turned herself into a potato and couldn’t figure out how to fix it. 20/21

In case you missed it, this week wrapped up the 2020 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes. Catch the final decisions over here! 21/21

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