One day after laying out a roadmap for gradually reviving economic activity, President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors, in effect encouraging protests against the stay-at-home restrictions against the coronavirus. The president took to Twitter on Friday with the kind of rhetoric some of his supporters have used to demand the lifting of the orders that have thrown millions of Americans out of work.

AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today focuses on India, whose government has taken extreme measures to enforce the world’s largest lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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: President Donald Trump urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging the growing protests against the stay-at-home restrictions aimed at stopping the coronavirus. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: U.S. stocks joined a worldwide rally and closed out their first back-to-back weekly gain since the market began selling off two months ago. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL FINANCE: The 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending agency, the World Bank, are pledging to step up their efforts to cushion the blow to global economy from the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENEZUELA: Venezuelan officials have taken to state TV in recent weeks to crow that the socialist government is conducting more coronavirus tests than any other country in Latin America. But instead of detecting more infections, as has happened elsewhere when testing ramps up, they are reporting fewer. SENT: 1160 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONSPIRACY THEORIES: The coronavirus has breathed fresh life into old conspiracy theories and inspired a mishmash of new ones, with a cast of villains that includes Bill Gates, 5G wireless technology, the United Nations and President Donald Trump’s political foes. SENT: 920 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TESTING TROUBLES: The United States is struggling to test enough people for the novel coronavirus so officials can track and control the spread of the disease. That’s a crucial first step to reopening parts of the economy, as President Donald Trump is pushing to do by May 1. SENT: 1240 words, photos, with abridged.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA LOCKDOWN: As governments debate ways to slow the spread of coronavirus, India has launched one of the most draconian social experiments in human history, locking down its entire population — including hundreds of millions of people who struggle to survive on a few dollars a day. SENT: 3,140 words, photos, with abridged. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-PHOTO GALLERY: A lonely burial in India amid virus lockdown.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN’S JOURNEY-PHOTO GALLERY: Spain was expecting a bright, hopeful spring. Then the coronavirus arrived in all its lethal force and raced across the country. SENT: 770 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DISTANCE LEARNING: Teachers across the country report their attempts at distance learning are failing to reach large numbers of students. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA: As the president’s daily briefings have evolved well beyond dispensing information on a health emergency, the questions about whether he should get unfiltered airtime have increased. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ORTHODOX EASTER: This year, Easter — by far the most significant religious holiday for the world’s roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians — has essentially been cancelled. SENT: 990 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BLACK MEN: Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled while wearing masks or other face coverings in public. SENT: 770 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: Arie Even survived the Holocaust in Hungary, and some other close calls since, but he couldn’t escape the wrath of the global pandemic ravaging the elderly. SENT: 740 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-ITALIAN CYCLIST: Professional cyclist Davide Martinelli is using his bike to help deliver medicine to elderly residents and others in need during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 610 words, photos.

VIRUS DIARY-WORRYING ABOUT MOM: When she found out that her mother might have caught the coronavirus, one South Korean woman embarked on a days-long journey of worry and anxiety — on behalf of her mother, her entire family and herself. SENT: 600 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NYC-PARAMEDIC RIDEALONG: The Associated Press followed a Fire Department paramedic through her shift Wednesday to see how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting first responders. SENT: 1300 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PROTESTS: A growing number of protests are being staged across the U.S. to oppose stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 1250 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WUHAN LAB: China is pushing back against President Donald Trump and some of his officials on the question of how the new coronavirus began to infect humans. SENT: 1030 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is determined to restart the U.S. economy, which is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT: Congress created at least four different bodies to help prevent fraud and abuse as the government doles out a massive amount of money to businesses, states and individuals. But none of those bodies has been set up yet. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: Republicans say they are willing to accept Democratic demands for additional federal funding for hospitals to break a stalemate over the Trump administration’s $250 billion request for a small-business coronavirus aid program that’s out of money. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-HEALTH MINISTER: Brazil’s new health minister was sworn into office on Friday after pledging to work not only to save lives from the new coronavirus, but also to spare the economy. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: The British government faced sharp criticism from health officials Friday over its response to the coronavirus pandemic, with one public health expert predicting that “system errors” would leave the U.K. with Europe’s highest death rate from the virus. SENT; developing. With BRITAIN-ECONOMY.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-NURSING HOMES: A scandal over coronavirus infections and dead in Italy’s nursing homes is taking on broader dimensions. The National Institutes of Health says a conservative estimate is that at least 6,773 residents have died since Feb. 1, 40% of them either infected with the virus or with COVID-19 symptoms. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES: The despair wrought on nursing homes by the coronavirus was laid bare Friday in a state report identifying numerous New York facilities where multiple patients have died. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: Roundup of major developments in New York today. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MICHAEL COHEN: President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 610 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BATTLE OF THE PRODUCERS: Pioneering producers like DJ Premier and RZA, Ne-Yo and Johnta Austin, and Lil Jon and T-Pain went head-to-head in recent days by playing some of their most impactful songs in battles on social media. SENT: 700 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: An email from the World Health Organization obtained by The Associated Press says a 53-year-old man in Syria’s Kurdish-administered northeast died earlier this month from COVID-19. SENT: 615 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONCRETE MAN: A Florida man encased himself in concrete outside the Governor’s Mansion in the state capital apparently to protest prison conditions related to the coronavirus. SENT: 400 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE-AIRCRAFT CARRIER: More than 1,000 crew members of a French aircraft carrier and its escort ships have tested positive for COVID-19. SENT: 530 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA BEACHES: Florida’s governor has given the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done safely after being closed because of the coronavirus. SENT: 265 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEORGIA: A major U.S. meat producer says four of its poultry workers in Georgia have died after becoming infected by the coronavirus. SENT: 490 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THAILAND BILLIONAIRES: Thailand’s leader says he will appeal directly to the country’s 20 wealthiest people for assistance in overcoming the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 265 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REMOTE TOURISM: Remote tourism is the latest online innovation to cope with the pandemic’s global quarantine measures. SENT: 425 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-YEMEN: The U.N. Security Council has endorsed the secretary-general’s call for the warring parties in Yemen to immediately stop fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement and countering the outbreak of the new coronavirus. SENT: 370 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPIRIT AERO SYSTEMS: A major aircraft parts supplier in Kansas is expected to bring about 2,100 furloughed workers back to work next week as Boeing prepares to resume production of its commercial airplanes. SENT: 380 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FORT BRAGG: It’s become a competition for the soldiers of 647th Quartermaster Company to see who can crank out the most face masks during a shift to protect against the coronavirus. SENT: 400 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TAYLOR SWIFT: Taylor Swift is canceling all of her performances and appearances for the rest of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 180 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DR OZ: Television’s Dr. Oz Mehmet says he misspoke during a Fox News Channel appearance where he said reopening schools was a “very appetizing opportunity” despite the coronavirus epidemic. SENT: 315 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COMIC-CON: This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled due to coronavirus-related restrictions around large gatherings. SENT: 325 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISOLATED ORCHESTRA: A nationwide lockdown isn’t stopping Britain’s National Youth Orchestra from making music — alone but together. SENT: 210 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MUSIC-PITBULL: Pitbull has released “I Believe That We Will Win” and says the proceeds will benefit a pair of charities working to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 360 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE ROLLING STONES: The Rolling Stones will join Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Billie Eilish for the upcoming TV special aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 210 words.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

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

-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.

-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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