The reality of Covid-19 is hitting teens especially hard

PLUS: Covid-19 is back in Asia, how to keep your Zoom chats private, and the coronavirus sex boom. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [[(image) WIRED Daily Newsletter Logo]04.06.20]( [aerial of Hong Kong]( [ROUND TWO]( [The Asian Countries That Beat Covid-19 Have to Do It Again]( BY ADAM ROGERS [Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan had flattened the curve. Then travelers from the US and Europe began reimporting the virus.]( [Illustration of Zoom conference call with stranger]( [PEEPERS]( [How to Keep Your Zoom Chats Private and Secure]( BY DAVID NIELD [Trolls. Prying bosses. Zoom's a great video chat platform, but a few simple steps also make it a safe one.]( [silhouette of man filled with image of explosion]( [BACKCHANNEL]( [The Illusion of Perfect Protection]( BY KENNETH R. ROSEN [I once bought a bulletproof vest to keep me safe from snipers and gunfire, but these days, what would keep me safe from other people?]( [A teenage girl watches a series on the bed in her room]( [PARENTING]( [The Reality of Covid-19 Is Hitting Teens Especially Hard]( BY CHRISTOPHER NULL [The pandemic has been devastating for us adults, but its impact on teenagers is arguably far greater.]( [Subscribe to WIRED]( [GET WIRED](  [Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.](  [Subscribe to support our journalism.](  [Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.]( [avigan tablets with japanese text and the number 200 on each pill]( [Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19]( BY JOSHUA HUNT [Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral Favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. Its maker? A subsidiary of Fujifilm.]( [a doctor wearing PPE]( [OPINION]( [Don't Be Fooled by Covid-19 Carpetbaggers]( BY C. BRANDON OGBUNU [Coronavirus credentialism is rampant and dangerous. Knowing who's legit and who's an opportunist can save lives.]( [A glass butt plug and some bananas]( [COVID KINK]( [Coronavirus Has Created a Sex Boom—but Maybe Not a Baby Boom]( BY MARIA MELLOR, WIRED UK [Isolated couples are purchasing toys by the bucketload, and activity on dating apps is way up. But more babies might not be on the way.]( [3 different sized particles]( [PHYSICS]( [Why Do Matter Particles Come in Threes?]( BY CHARLIE WOOD [Nobel Prize–winning physicist Steven Weinberg's new paper tackles the mystery of why the laws of nature appear to have been composed in triplicate.]( [People walk or ride bicycles over a bridge in the Emirati city of Dubai.]( [BAD BUGS]( [This Map Shows the Global Spread of Zero-Day Hacking Techniques]( BY ANDY GREENBERG [The collection of countries using those secret hacking techniques has expanded far beyond the usual suspects.]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( 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](newsletter=wir)