Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

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: Getting children back to school safely could mean keeping high-risk spots like bars and gyms closed. That’s the latest thinking from some public health experts. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL: Serbia is mulling how to curb accelerating coronavirus infections following two nights of chaotic anti-lockdown demonstrations, while the virus shows no sign of slowing in the three countries with the highest caseloads. Tallies from Johns Hopkins University show the United States, India and Brazil are accounting for more than 60% of new confirmed cases. SENT: 880 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: The U.S. economy is stumbling as the viral outbreak intensifies, threatening to slow hiring and deepening the uncertainty for employees, consumers and companies across the country. SENT: 1100 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks slumped on Wall Street Thursday amid worries that recent improvements in the economy may be set to stall as coronavirus cases continue to climb. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING SCHOOLS: Despite President Donald Trump’s sharp criticism, a top health official says federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised. Dr. Robert Redfield, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the agency will issue “additional reference documents” for parents and schools to facilitate reopening schools. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO-CORONAVIRUS SPREAD: The World Health Organization is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions. SENT: 325 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE LOTTERIES: The coronavirus pandemic has rattled lotteries across the country, leaving some states staring at steep sales decline while others have had some of their best performances in recent memory. SENT: 1040 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THEME PARKS: “The Most Magical Place on Earth” will look different to visitors who have previously visited Walt Disney World. Some major changes aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus will be in place when two of Disney’s four parks open this weekend. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EMIRATES SURVEILLANCE: Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about mass surveillance in this U.S.-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms. SENT: 990 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDONESIA BURIAL RITUALS: As Indonesia’s death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise, the world’s most populous Muslim country finds itself at odds with protocols put in place by the government to handle the bodies of victims of the pandemic. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BOLSONARO: After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same. SENT: 1020 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS-DENTISTS: Is it safe to visit the dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic? Dentists can’t eliminate risk, but they are taking steps to minimize the chances of spreading the coronavirus. SENT: 280 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: The Bronx Zoo and New York City’s aquarium and three other zoos will reopen this month after being closed since March 16 because of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the coronavirus pandemic on the continent is reaching “full speed” after cases surpassed a half-million. A South African official said a single province is preparing 1.5 million gravesites. SENT: 690 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SERBIA: Serbia’s authorities have banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the capital, Belgrade, after two nights of violent clashes between police and thousands of demonstrators protesting coronavirus lockdown measures. SENT: 690 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: The U.K.’s Treasury chief says the country is heading for unprecedented economic times, including one of the most severe recessions it has ever seen, as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. SENT: 610 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: India is reporting nearly 25,000 new coronavirus infections as its transmission rate is increasing. The world’s third worst-affected country has more than 767,000 people who’ve tested positive. Also includes other developments from Asia. SENT: 890 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-AMAZON FRUITS: Two siblings are providing farmers in Colombia’s Amazon jungle with food and hygiene products in exchange for some of the fruits that they harvest and that would otherwise go to waste because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 540 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-GILDED CAGE: One Associated Press photographer moved to Saudi Arabia to document a national awakening. Then the virus came. SENT: 600 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TV-GETTING CLOSE: Soap operas are carefully resuming production amid the pandemic, accepting a new normal that includes real-life partners standing in for fictional romantic partners. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FOOD TECH PIVOT: When it launched in 2017, the catering tech platform HUNGRY had one sort of customer in mind, well-heeled office workers. The company’s current customers are far different than the original targets. Now it’s feeding the stuck-at-home elderly and low-income kids. SENT: 930 words, photos.

ALSO:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRCRAFT CARRIER: The USS Theodore Roosevelt has returned home to San Diego led by a new captain who came aboard after the previous one was fired over the handling of a massive COVID-19 outbreak on board. SENT: 350 words, photos.

SUR LA TABLE-BANKRUPTCY: Cookware and kitchen chain Sur La Table is closing more than 50 of its 121 stores as it seeks bankruptcy protection, the latest retail casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 120 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHO PANEL: The World Health Organization chief says the former president of Liberia and a former New Zealand prime minister will lead a panel to give an “honest assessment” of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 430 words, photos.

TOKYO GAMES: The spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics says he expects the postponed games to be held in 2021 despite a recent poll in Japan in which 77% of respondents said they did not believe the games could be held next year. SENT: 445 words.

INDONESIA-BALI REOPENING: Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has partially reopened after a three-month virus lockdown. It will allow local people and stranded foreigners to resume public activities gradually before overseas arrivals resume in September. SENT: 450 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MOROCCO: Morocco will start gradually reopening its air and maritime borders next week after one of the world’s strictest border lockdowns. SENT: 380 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:

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VIDEO:

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