Even as coronavirus deaths continue to mount across Europe, New York and other hot spots, governments are beginning to envision an exit strategy and contemplating a staggered and carefully calibrated relaxation of the restrictions designed to curb the scourge. At the same time, politicians and public health officials emphatically warn that while deaths, hospitalizations and new infections may be leveling off in some places, the crisis is far from over. They say a catastrophic second wave could hit if countries let their guard down too soon.

AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at how a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York contracted COVID-19 and what that mean for virus transmission between humans and animals and vice versa. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: Even as coronavirus deaths mount across Europe and New York, the U.S. and other countries are starting to contemplate an exit strategy and thinking about a staggered and carefully calibrated easing of the restrictions designed to curb the scourge. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: Britain’s Treasury chief says Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving in the intensive care unit of a London hospital. SENT; developing. WIth VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN CABINET: With Johnson hospitalized, attention has turned to the Cabinet ministers left running the country.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks shot to a 3.4% gain on Wall Street Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT and EUROPE ECONOMY — European governments are struggling to agree on how to help the region’s hardest-hit countries.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RACE: As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. SENT: 1240 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENTILATOR DEATHS: Health officials around the world are pushing to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, but some doctors actually are moving away from using the machines. SENT: 1030 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PSYCHOLOGICAL TOLL: The pressures on intensive care units in Italy and Spain may have eased in recent days as new coronavirus cases decline. But the psychological toll on doctors and nurses is only now beginning to emerge. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE UNCOUNTED: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will begin counting coronavirus victims who weren’t tested for the disease. SENT: 780 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECUADOR-THE DEAD: Many of the dead in the hard-hit Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil are finally getting a burial -- but it’s a far cry from the livestream funerals seen in more developed countries. SENT: 930 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-LOCKDOWN LIFTED: After more than two months indoors, Wuhan resident Tong Zhengkun was one of millions of people enjoying a renewed sense of freedom when the Chinese city’s 76-day coronavirus lockdown was lifted. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WUHAN-PHOTO GALLERY — Wuhan a city in slumber before the lockdown’s end; VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-CRITIC INVESTIGATED — China investigates party member critical of Xi over outbreak.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COURTS: The coronavirus pandemic has crippled the U.S. legal system, creating constitutional dilemmas as people accused of crimes have their trials delayed. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOUISIANA'S HOPE: Louisiana is experiencing a rare moment of bipartisanship in the time of the coronavirus, after years of bitter political disputes. SENT: 890 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TV HOME WORK: Television morning shows, dependent on fostering a sense of family among their personalities, are trying to preserve that even though “family” members now appear in boxes onscreen, originating from makeshift home studios. SENT: 875 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-PET COMFORT: Whether dog, cat or, yes, a hedgehog named Quillie Nelson, pets are proving themselves to be just what the doctor ordered in lockdown. SENT: 590 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK DIARY-AN ESSENTIAL WORKER: Many essential workers are still going to the workplace every day while millions of Americans work from home or have lost their jobs. For those workers who live with partners, a day might look like this: a delicate dance at the door to minimize risk of exposure to the coronavirus. SENT: 625 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CELEBRITY CHEFS RESPOND: Chef Jose Andres’ organization has served more than 750,000 meals across America since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. SENT: 780 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA CROPS: Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can’t sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus. SENT: 800 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIGIOUS DEATHS-GLOBAL PROFILES: Among its victims are the very nuns and priests, imams and rabbis and pastors who normally offer solace, who educate. SENT: 1080 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIGIOUS DEATHS-ORTIZ: The Rev. Jorge Ortiz-Garay was the first Catholic cleric in the U.S. to die from the coronavirus.

WHO-OUTBREAK-TRUMP: The World Health Organization has been put on the defensive after U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the U.N. health agency over its recommendations on the coronavirus and threatened to strip it of hundreds of millions of dollars. SENT: 800 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO-US: The Mexican government says at least 108 Mexicans have died of complications related to COVID-19 in the United States, more than half of those in New York. SENT: 100 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WISCONSIN ELECTION: Wisconsin’s forging ahead with an election in the middle of a pandemic has public health officials, and those who showed up at the polls, worried about whether it will result in a spike in cases of the coronavirus. SENT: 660 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-NEW JERSEY: Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey is pushing back its primary to July 7 from June 2 because of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT; developing.

ELECTION 2020-WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT: Anyone needing proof of the power and significance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court need look no further than the lines of mask-wearing voters that stretched for hours in Milwaukee during an election held during a pandemic. SENT: 700 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city’s death toll from the coronavirus has been disproportionately high in black and Hispanic communities. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON: In a first small step toward reopening the country, the government is considering easing guidelines to stop the spread of the new coronavirus to make it easier for people to return to work after they are exposed if they have no symptoms. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is telling House Democrats that direct deposits to Americans will begin next week under the coronavirus aid package. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEMOCRATS: Democrats are wrestling over how best to assail President Donald Trump for how he’s handling the coronavirus pandemic and the economy’s shutdown. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-FACT CHECK: President Donald Trump is offering a rosy portrait of a smoothly running federal emergency lending program for small businesses that doesn’t match reality. That’s the finding of an AP Fact Check. SENT: 1175 words, photos.

SPORTS-DESERTED ICONS-AUGUSTA: The first full week of April isn’t just a blip in time for those in Augusta. It’s their identity, their way of life, their cart path to success. SENT: 860 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-TERROR CHARGES: The Justice Department has charged two people with federal terrorism offenses for claiming they were intentionally trying to spread the new coronavirus. SENT: 470 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE-SCIENCE ROW: The European Union has been thrown into a scientific policy dispute at the height of the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 500 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INTELLECTUALS APPEAL: More than 200 European intellectuals, artists and politicians have signed an open letter to European Union leaders urging them to take swift action to ease the economic pain of the pandemic crisis. SENT: 350 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MELANIA TRUMP: Melania Trump is spreading some colorful Easter cheer to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 210 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRCRAFT CARRIER: France’s defense ministry says the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is heading back to port amid a possible on-board outbreak of the new coronavirus. SENT: 210 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THAILAND-INDONESIA: Health authorities in Thailand say more than half the people returning from a trip to a mass religious meeting in Indonesia were found to be infected with the COVID-19 virus. SENT: 260 words.

OBIT-ALLEN GARFIELD: Allen Garfield, the veteran character actor who was a vital player in classic 1970s films like “The Conversation” and “Nashville,” has died due to complications from COVID-19. SENT: 420 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANDREA BOCELLI: Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. SENT: 325 words.

JOHN PRINE: The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine said she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Prine died Tuesday at 73 from complications of COVID-19. SENT: 180 words.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

-US cases county-by-county. Embed code can be found in Coverage Plan. A static graphic also will be available in AP Newsroom.

-Virus Europe Spread (map): An auto updating European map tracking the total confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths from coronavirus.

Additional graphics and interactives include:

- Flattening the Coronavirus Curve (Chart): Chart compares the cumulative cases over time in some of the hardest hit countries by coronavirus.

-Virus Global Spread (table): Table of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Table also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus Global Spread (Map): Map of countries which have confirmed cases of the virus. Map also includes when the virus was initially reported and the number of deaths by country.

-Virus Cases Compared Inside and Outside of China (Chart): Chart shows the number of confirmed cases in China over time and compares them to cases confirmed outside of China.

-Virus US State Map: State by state count of confirmed cases in the U.S.

-Virus US State Table: Table tracks the number of cases, recoveries and deaths for the US including its territories.

-Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000)

-Status of Cases Worldwide: Auto-updating once a day, this chart tracks the levels of active cases and deaths from COVID-19 around the world over time.

-Hospitality Workforce in the US: Coronavirus precautions have struck many U.S. business industries hard, especially the hospitality and service industry, where more than 16 million Americans work for support their livelihoods. This U.S. map highlights the number of hospitality workers and their average annual income by county along with the number of hospitality businesses. It is helpful in illustrating the potential impact of job loss to so many across the nation.

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