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On today’s Post Reports, Heather Long on how opening up the economy will be less like flipping a switch and more like a slow rehabilitation. Drew Harwell on the privacy complications around Zoom. And author J. Courtney Sullivan on what she’s reading for comfort. Read more:The economy came to a grinding halt when the coronavirus hit. The recovery will likely be the opposite. More and more people are relying on Zoom video conferencing for work and staying connected with others, but that comes at a risk: Thousands of videos have been left viewable on the open web. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

The president talks about reopening the U.S. economy, but Lena Sun reports that experts say it would require widespread testing and contact tracing to do that safely. Long lines — and no relaxed restrictions — strain the nation’s food banks, Jenna Johnson reports. And, from Anna Fifield, how New Zealand didn’t just flatten the curve, but squashed it.Read more:A plan to defeat coronavirus finally emerges, but it’s not from the White House.Food banks sought relaxed federal rules to minimize contact. The USDA has stalled those requests, officials say.New Zealand isn’t just flattening the curve. It’s squashing it.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

For your weekend listening pleasure, senior editor Marc Fisher reads his story about the great toilet paper shortage, and what we can learn from it.Read more:Flushing out the true cause of the global toilet paper shortage amid coronavirus pandemicSubscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

Robert Samuels reports on the stark disparities in how covid-19 affects black Americans. Tracy Jan examines how wearing a face mask in public is different for black men. And Jordan-Marie Smith navigates the politics of hair during a pandemic.Read more:The coronavirus is ravaging black communities. One Milwaukee neighborhood is trying to fight back.As the nation is told to wear masks, how black Americans are weighing the risks of racial profiling.The underlying meaning behind the care of black men and women’s hair during a pandemic.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Damian Paletta looks ahead and outlines a bleak, new post-pandemic economic reality. Isaac Stanley-Becker reports on what happens when you can’t wash your hands in the midst of a public health crisis. And Emily Rauhala offers a glimpse into Wuhan before and after the lockdown lifts.Read more:With more than 17 million unemployment claims filed in the past four weeks, economists say the unemployment rate is now the worst since the Great Depression.We’ve all been told to wash our hands to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But what do you do when the water is shut off? Relief and sorrow as the lockdown in Wuhan is lifted.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Bernie Sanders ends his White House bid. Sean Sullivan discusses the impact of his campaign. There have been only a few anecdotal studies showing benefits of antimalarial drugs in coronavirus patients, yet the FDA has authorized the widespread use of the drugs. Chris Rowland reports. Phil Rucker on why Trump has been pushing the drug hydroxychloroquine, despite warnings from some public health officials about dangerous side effects and uncertain results. And Style editor Steve Kolowich remembers musician John Prine, who died Tuesday of coronavirus complications. Read more:Bernie Sanders drops out of the race.FDA authorizes widespread use of unproven drugs to treat coronavirus, saying possible benefit outweighs risk.‘What do you have to lose?’: Inside Trump’s embrace of a risky drug against coronavirus.John Prine’s lyrical one-liners could take your breath away.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Wisconsin’s primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic. Amber Phillips reports on why it’s still so hard to put vote-by-mail systems in place. Undocumented workers are often ‘essential’ — but afraid of seeking health care, and won’t get government benefits if they’re laid off, says Tracy Jan. And Nantucket island has just three ventilators, and is preparing for the worst as summer residents flock to the island from cities, reports Caroline Kitchener. Read more:Wisconsin’s decision to hold its primary is threatening to become a worst-case scenario for elections amid a pandemic.Undocumented workers among those hit first — and worst — by the coronavirus shutdown.Nantucket has three ventilators. Year-round residents are asking summer residents to stay away, but people have continued to flock to the island as they flee cities like New York.Follow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Instructions from the Mayor of Kauai, for how to make “MacGyver ice cream”Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Aaron Gregg on the realities of getting a small business loan under the stimulus plan. Nicole Dungca reports that the federal government lagged for months in helping local officials respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, Karin Bruilliard reports that the plight of tigers around the United States goes beyond what we saw in the Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”Read more:If you’re a small business, here’s how to get a loan under the $349 billion aid bill.While President Trump declared the coronavirus under control, local leaders faced confusion and chaos as cases piled up.How ‘Tiger King’ became a tale more about people than big cats.Follow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Older people can face serious health effects from being isolated — and yet, being isolated is the only thing that can keep them safe, Senior Producer Maggie Penman reports. Plus, Global Opinions writer Jason Rezaian on how he survived solitary confinement in Iran — and how you can survive social distancing, too. And, though we may be apart, a reminder that we’re not alone, from science reporter Sarah Kaplan.Read more:I survived solitary confinement. You can survive self-isolating.Human connection bolsters the immune system. That’s why it’s more important than ever to be kind.Follow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Inside a New York hospital on the front lines of the pandemic. And how health-care workers are forced to face their own mortality. Read more:Inside a major New York City hospital system battling coronavirusAs they rush to save lives, health-care workers are updating their own wills and funeral plansFollow The Post’s live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer