Weekly roundup — Germany's reopening, China's rectal COVID-19 swabs & videoconference burnout

Do Germans have a good case for wanting things to reopen? Or it based more on psychological fatigue and social isolation? Also, does China have any science on its side when it compels (some) people to undergo an anal COVID-19 swab? And, finally, is it just anecdotal, or do Zoom and Skype conferences really have a different — and exhausting — effect on our brains than normal meetings?