An oral history of the pandemic warnings Trump ignored

PLUS: Best conversation apps, preorder iPhone SE, and Covid-19 and BMI. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.18.20   SEARCH ENGINE AI Uncovers a Potential Treatment for Covid-19 Patients BY TOM SIMONITE Software suggested an arthritis drug might quell an out-of-control immune response that damages the lungs. Now it's being tested in a clinical trial.   TV Netflix's 'Too Hot to Handle' Feels Like Quarantine Thirst BY EMMA GREY ELLIS A reality show about horny people who have to keep their social distance? Sounds familiar.   CHIT CHAT Conversation Apps That Inspire Long-Distance Deep Talks BY FLORA TSAPOVSKY More than a messaging app, these services encourage friends to have meaningful and lengthy dialogues they'd normally have face-to-face.   BACKCHANNEL An Oral History of the Pandemic Warnings Trump Ignored BY GARRETT M. GRAFF The president says "nobody ever expected a thing like this," but dire predictions have been heaped on leaders for decades. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10 $5.   INTERVIEW Coronavirus and the Future of Telemedicine BY WIRED STAFF A conversation between WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson and Carbon Health cofounder Caesar Djavaherian.   SPECIAL EDITION Where to Buy the iPhone SE (and Should You?) BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The cheapest iPhone is back and just as powerful as its much pricier siblings. Here's how you can score the best deals on it.   OPINION Covid-19 Does Not Discriminate by Body Weight BY CHRISTY HARRISON The claim that those with higher BMIs are at special risk of dying from the coronavirus is grossly overstated.    WAITING ROOM Covid-19 Stalls Clinical Trials for Everything but Covid-19 BY JARED WHITLOCK Tests for many experimental drugs are now on hold, but for patients with life-threatening diseases, that means putting hope on hold too.   COVID-19 Is Apple and Google's Covid-19 Contact Tracing a Privacy Risk? BY ANDY GREENBERG Apple and Google's Bluetooth-based system isn't perfect. But many of the biggest concerns have solutions.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions