Americans are using humor to calm their nerves during the coronavirus crisis. Some have shared memes about not wearing day clothes anymore and gaining weight as they spend so much time at home. And late night television shows are helping to cheer up Americans at a time of concerns over COVID 19, the disease caused by the virus. Medical experts say humor is central to surviving the health crisis. Jonathan Jaffe operates a humorous online newsletter in the state of New Jersey. He calls it The Jaffe Briefing. We’re just trying to find the lighter side of the crisis with articles that tell readers that this is temporary, Let’s just get through it together, he said. Jaffe has seen a 40 percent jump in the number of readers since the first coronavirus patient in the United States died on February 28. The newsletter jokes about such news as efforts of the American company Anheuser Busch to make antibacterial products instead of its usual beer.
Title: Humor in the Time of Coronavirus
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shows are helping to cheer up Americans at a time of concerns over COVID 19, the disease caused by the virus.</span> <span data-start-time='36583' data-end-time='44521'> Medical experts say humor is central to surviving the health crisis.</span> <span data-start-time='44521' data-end-time='54104'>Jonathan Jaffe operates a humorous online newsletter in the state of New Jersey.</span> <span data-start-time='54104' data-end-time='57917'> He calls it The Jaffe Briefing.</span> <span data-start-time='57917' data-end-time='72771'>We’re just trying to find the lighter side of the crisis with articles that tell readers that this is temporary, Let’s just get through it together, he said.</span> <span data-start-time='72771' data-end-time='88229'>Jaffe has seen a 40 percent jump in the number of readers since the first coronavirus patient in the United States died on February 28.</span> <span data-start-time='88229' data-end-time='104792'>The newsletter jokes about such news as efforts of the American company Anheuser Busch to make antibacterial products instead of its usual beer.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4056/4.2.20b.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14694 data-hint-location='36583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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