How to make a CDC-approved cloth face mask (and rules to follow)

PLUS: Vaping and Covid-19, videotchat tools, and empty animal shelters. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.11.20   FRONT LINES 9 Amazon Workers Describe the Daily Risks They Face in the Pandemic BY LOUISE MATSAKIS "This job is essential because people need deliveries, but it's also essential for me because I need the money to feed my family."   OPINION The US Is Waging War on Digital Trade Barriers BY JUSTIN SHERMAN As Washington tries to take China, Russia, and India to task, these nations are mounting defenses in the name of "cyber sovereignty."   PUBLIC HEALTH Does Vaping Raise Your Risk of Covid-19 Symptoms? BY SARA HARRISON There are no studies yet, but reports showing heightened dangers for tobacco smokers and lung damage from vaping are raising alarms for doctors and parents.   3 WAYS TO DIY How to Make a CDC-Approved Cloth Face Mask BY MEDEA GIORDANO A fabric face covering won't protect you from getting Covid-19, but might help prevent you from spreading the virus if you must leave the house. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.   ROUND UP Everyone's Video Chatting! But Which Service Is Best for You? BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Keeping in touch while sheltering in place means relying on a video chat service. We look at which of the six top options are most appropriate for your situation.   DOGGONE! Thanks to Sheltering in Place, Animal Shelters Are Empty BY EMMA GREY ELLIS A recent pet adoption boom is the feel-good pandemic story you need right now.   CHRONICLES OF NOW Short Fiction: 'Rules of Special Measures' by Ben Fountain BY BEN FOUNTAIN "So was it really so terrible living without those 800-thread-count sheets, that lovely Danish-modern chest of drawers?"   IDEAS The History of Pandemics Teaches Us Only That We Can't Be Taught BY ROXANNE KHAMSI Is there a lesson in this repeating failure? Would we even learn it if there was?   SHUTTERED Shuttered: For Maggie Steber, Self-Isolation Is a Secret Garden BY ANNA GOLDWATER ALEXANDER Being stuck inside hasn't stifled the veteran photographer. In fact, she's drawn inspiration from kitchen tools and light flooding in through windows.     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