The AP plans the following coverage today of the virus outbreak. For up-to-the minute information, visit AP Newsroom’s coverage hub Find AP Virus Alerts here

SENT/DEVELOPING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK: Despite a spike in coronavirus infections, authorities in Europe are determined to send children back to school. They want to narrow learning gaps between haves and have-nots that deepened during virus lockdowns – and to get their parents back to work. SENT: 1060 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL SCHOOLS: Nation by nation look at how children are returning to school; AND VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY: Home sales are booming. Stocks are setting record highs. Industrial production is clambering out of the ditch it fell into early this year. And yet the U.S. economy is nowhere close to regaining the health it achieved, with low unemployment, free-spending consumers and booming travel, before the coronavirus paralyzed the country in March. Not while the viral outbreak still rages and Congress remains deadlocked over providing more relief to tens of millions of people thrown out of work and to state and local governments whose revenue has withered. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIGRANT CHILDREN-HOTELS: The Trump administration has sharply increased its use of hotels to detain immigrant children before expelling them from the United States during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 1060 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EMPTY EDINBURGH: Edinburgh is renowned for its summer arts festivals, which draw hundreds of thousands of people to the Scottish capital each August. But this year’s events have been canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, leaving artists adrift and many businesses struggling to make a living without the usual throng of tourists. SENT: 940 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PAKISTAN-TOXIC TROLLING: The trolls have gone online in Pakistan since authorities imposed a nationwide lockdown earlier this year to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Social media trackers say the lockdown, which lasted till early August, sparked a 50% increase in internet use in this conservative Muslim nation of over 220 million people — along with an explosion of hate speech and incitement. SENT: 1100 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRANCE: Coronavirus is actively circulating in about 20% of France’s regions and masks will now be required for everyone in Paris. SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-MASKS: Does a face mask protect me, or just the people around me? It likely does both. SENT: 250 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DYING ALONE: When Augusto Briceño hugged his mother in her bed in the COVID-19 intensive-care ward, he said he sensed the warmth of her body through his protective gloves, and felt full of peace.Despite his grief, Briceño said he felt lucky.The Mater Dei hospital in Buenos Aires is one of the few but growing number in Latin America that allows relatives to be with patients dying of the novel coronavirus, clad in face covering, shield, and protective clothing against infection. SENT: 630 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENEZUELA QUARANTINE: Many Venezuelans are balking at getting tested for the new coronavirus for fear of being locked up in mandatory isolation centers if they’re found to be infected. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows are set to discuss a stalled COVID-19 aid package. But the outlook for any swift resolution remains bleak because President Donald Trump’s team and Democrats have been unable to agree on a compromise. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA VACCINE: The Russian president has praised a coronavirus vaccine that Russia approved for use earlier this month as effective and safe. The comments Thursday by Vladimir Putin sought to address international skepticism and unease about the shots that have only been studied for two months in a few dozen people. SENT: 720 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SYRIA: A senior U.N. humanitarian official says reports of Syrian health care facilities filling up and increasing death notices and burials appear to indicate that actual cases of COVID-19 “far exceed official figures” confirmed by the government. SENT: 710 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: South Korea has reported its highest single-day total of new virus cases in months, making lockdown-like restrictions look inevitable as transmissions slip out of control. SENT: 830 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks edged further into record heights on Wall Street Thursday after the Federal Reserve made a major overhaul to its strategy, one that could keep interest rates low for longer. SENT: 910 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-TEENS TAKE ACTION: Across the United States, young people have sprung into action to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 600 words, photos.

TOUR DE FRANCE-PREVIEW: Already delayed, the Tour de France sets off Saturday shrouded in uncertainty, flying in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the imponderable question of how many of the 176 riders will avoid infection and endure three exceptionally tough weeks of racing to reach the finish in Paris. SENT: 1010 words, photos.

ALSO:

DISNEY-MASK ARREST: Deputies say a 35-year-old man hit a security guard in the head and threatened to kill him at Epcot theme park when he was asked to follow Disney World’s mask rules. SENT: 340 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRAUD CHARGE: Authorities say a Maryland man sold unregistered and misbranded pesticides falsely advertised as a government-approved disinfectant for the coronavirus. SENT: 280 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GERMANY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says most of her country’s states have agreed to impose a minimum fine of 50 euros ($59) for breaching mask-wearing rules as coronavirus infections rise again. SENT: 500 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VATICAN-CHRISTIANS: Two authoritative religious bodies are calling on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injustice. SENT: 400 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SEAN PENN: Sean Penn is expanding his fight against the coronavirus by continuing to grow his testing and relief efforts in the U.S. SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REMOTE LEARNING: The U.N. children’s agency says at least a third of children couldn’t access remote learning when the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, creating an “education emergency.” SENT: 260 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO: The World Health Organization’s chief in Europe has warned that the coronavirus is a “tornado with a long tail” and says rising case counts among young people on the continent could ultimately spread to more vulnerable older people — and cause an uptick in deaths. SENT: 350 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR: Four members of a small tribe in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands have tested positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 230 words, photos.

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.

-State trends (table): Trends in new cases and positivity rates for each U.S. state over the past 14 days.

-Case count (table): Searchable table of confirmed cases, including recoveries and deaths, by country, updated each hour.

-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 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.

PHOTOS:

AP photos have moved from Italy, France, Scotland, Germany, Gaza, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, various US, Latin America locations.

VIDEO:

AP video has moved from India, Australia, South Korea, various Europe, US, Latin America locations.