Barber shops, salons and spas are reopening in Georgia and Oklahoma as their Republican governors ease shutdown orders despite warnings from health experts of a potential new surge of coronavirus infections. As some customers ventured back to these venues, the confirmed number of coronavirus deaths in the United States passed 50,000, That’s according to a tally compiled by John Hopkins University from government figures. The actual number is believed to be much higher.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: Even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from coronavirus rose past 50,000, salons, spas and barbershops reopened Friday in Georgia and Oklahoma with a green light from their Republican governors, who eased lockdown orders despite health experts’ warnings. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks are closing out a tumultuous week with broad gains, led by familar names in technology including Apple. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.

AP-POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY: One out of every four American adults say someone in their household has lost a job to the coronavirus pandemic, but the vast majority expect those former jobs will return once the crisis passes, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. SENT: 890 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MALARIA DRUG-STATES: State and local governments across the United States have obtained 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the new coronavirus despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed. SENT: 1140 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-MALARIA DRUG: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AMERICA’S FAILURES: The United States spends more money on health care than any other country. But in the coronavirus pandemic, it’s not getting top results. An Associated Press review finds a system plagued with chronic shortages, spot shortages, calcified bureaucracy or some combination. SENT: 1,620 words, photos. A 900-word abridged version has moved.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIDEO CHAT WAR: With people’s social lives moved indefinitely online, a bevy of tech companies want to unseat fast-rising Zoom from its perch, given security concerns and other issues with the video-calling service. There’s Houseparty, Jitsy, along with offerings from Google and Microsoft. SENT: 850 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PENCE: For the past two months, Vice President Mike Pence has been the soothing voice in a ballistic administration during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 1030 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEOPOLITICAL CURRENTS: Events from this week would suggest that pandemic or not, there seem to be some global currents whose flow are too strong to stop. SENT: 800 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONTRASTING GOVERNORS: Mostly Republican governors in a handful of states are racing ahead with reboots to their economy before they have met key health benchmarks recommended to control the coronavirus outbreak. Their approach stands in contrast to numerous Democratic governors who continue to maintain a cautious approach. SENT: 990 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-IMMIGRANT-JOBS: The coronavirus pandemic has devastated sectors of the economy dominated by immigrant labor: Restaurants, hotels, office cleaning services, in-home childcare and hair and nail salons, among others, have seen businesses shuttered as nonessential. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-NURSING HOMES: The coronavirus pandemic is taking a huge emotional and physical toll on staff in Britain’s nursing homes, who often feel like they’re toiling on a forgotten front line. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCRAMBLE FOR GEAR: As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global race for scarce medical equipment. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GEORGIA: Some salons, gyms and other close-contact services in Georgia are reopening as the state’s governor eases a month-long shutdown despite fears that a new wave of coronavirus infections could result. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PROTESTS-GOP: The latest demonstration by right-wing groups against measures to contain the coronavirus has arrived in Wisconsin. Hundreds of protesters rallied outside the Statehouse on Friday in one of the largest such events in recent days. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-DOCTORS: It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evening to discuss the coronavirus, producing a display of rhetorical contortions as the medical officials try to stay true to the science without crossing the president. SENT: 1,250 words, photos

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP: President Donald Trump’s comment that perhaps disinfectants could be injected or ingested to fight COVID-19 is receiving heavy pushback from health and other officials. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP THERAPIES: The maker of Lysol and another disinfectant says its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus. SENT: 660 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VETERANS-FACT CHECK: Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is taking advocacy of an unproven drug for the coronavirus even further than President Donald Trump. An AP Fact Check examined his statements on the use of a malaria drug for COVID-19. SENT: 660 words, photos.

RAMADAN: The world’s Muslims have begun Ramadan with dawn-to-dusk fasting, but many will have to forgo the communal prayers and family gatherings that make the holy month special. SENT: 835 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEWSOM AND TRUMP: The coronavirus pandemic brings a strange political twist: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Trump are getting along. SENT: 860 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: President Donald Trump has signed a $484 billion bill that aids employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 710 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-STATES: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is insisting that Congress’ next economic package provide billions for financially reeling state and local governments. SENT: 650 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE LAWMAKERS: Lawmakers in some states are having to choose between risking their health and carrying out their elected duties in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1050 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GREEN CARDS: President Donald Trump has hinted that he might extend a 60-day hold on green cards for foreign workers that he ordered to protect American jobs during the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 865 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIAN AMERICANS-SAFETY: As the coronavirus that emerged in China now ravages the U.S., Asian Americans have been wrestling with a second epidemic: hate. SENT: 975 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: New York has reported its lowest number of daily COVID-19 deaths in weeks. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-INSPIRATION-MESSAGES: Inspiration is contagious, too. The coronavirus pandemic has brought an outpouring of messaging for each other, in windows, on front doors, across walls, and colored onto driveways and sidewalks around the globe. SENT: 460 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-HERO IN SCRUBS: A 55-year-old Sudanese-born doctor became one of the first doctors in Britain’s National Health Service to succumb to COVID-19 and a symbol of the acute danger all health workers brave. SENT: 970 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UN RESPONSE: World leaders are rallying around the United Nations for an initiative to help the most vulnerable countries gain access to vaccines, diagnostics and treatment tools for the coronavirus as they emerge. SENT: 650 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EMPTY STADIUMS: The sight of soccer games taking place in empty stadiums is set to become the new norm as the sport attempts to resume from the global shutdown. SENT: 990 words, photos.

GOING LIVE IN VANUATU: Sports is going live in Vanuatu. A tropical island in the South Pacific is very likely to be the only venue in the world hosting a competitive cricket final as most international sport remains shuttered around the globe. SENT: 590 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: It’s been an inauspicious start for the British government’s much-trumpeted new online link for “essential workers” and their families to book tests for the coronavirus. SENT: 580 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRCRAFT CARRIER: Officials say the top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOUGING CHARGES: Federal prosecutors say a New York retailer has been charged with hoarding disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups. SENT: 370 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EGGS: Texas’ attorney general has accused the nation’s largest egg producer of price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 240 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NAVY SHIP: The Navy says another warship at sea has reported a coronavirus outbreak and is returning to port. The Navy said Friday at least 17 USS Kidd crew members have tested positive for the virus. SENT: 250 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE-AMAZON: Amazon is studying its next moves in France after an appeals court upheld a ruling saying the company hadn’t done enough to protect workers from the virus. SENT: 430 words.

FEDERAL RESERVE-RESCUE PROGRAM: The Federal Reserve said Friday it had $85.8 billion in loans outstanding last week in three of the programs it rolled out last month to protect the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 290 words.

MELANIA TRUMP: Melania Trump is sending blankets, caps and other gifts to hospitals in 10 states, including some hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 160 words.

CONGRESS-VIRUS DEBT: A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government’s budget deficit to $3.7 trillion. SENT: 460 words.

AIR-FRANCE-LKM: The Dutch finance minister says his government will provide 2-4 billion euros ($2.16-4.32 billion) to help flag carrier KLM survive the devastating impact on its operations of the coronavirus crisis. SENT: 300 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PET ADOPTIONS: Problems with supply and demand during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to shortages not only of items such as hand sanitizer and toilet paper, but in many places, also in pets available for adoption. SENT: 500 words.

MUSIC-ERIC CHURCH: Country star Eric Church doesn’t know when concerts might resume after the spread of the coronavirus, but he wants people to feel safe when they do. SENT: 580 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOSPEL SINGER: Grammy-winning gospel singer Tye Tribbett has fused Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Alright” into a new tune to send a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic: We are going to be all right. SENT: 180 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MADRID CLOSED-PHOTO GALLERY: Spain’s strict lockdown amid the coronavirus, which has caused 22,157 confirmed fatalities in the country, has left Madrid shuttered and silent. SENT: 190 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.

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

-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.

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