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

UPCOMING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SUBWAYS — With ridership plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s largest mass transit system is taking unprecedented, and expensive, steps to clean and disinfect subway cars and stations. Experts say that only solves part of the problem, though other solutions are being investigated, including use of an ultraviolet light that can kill the virus in the air. UPCOMING: 900 words by noon, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE- MASKS— Amid mass backsliding on social distancing, Britain and France are weighing whether to require people to wear masks in public places. Scientists say they should have done so all along, like many other European countries did as they started reopening their doors – instead of exposing their populations to new virus infections from mass dance parties and summer holiday-makers who think there’s no longer anything to worry about. UPCOMING: 750 words by noon, photos.

SENT/DEVELOPING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL — The United States was grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world on Monday, as Florida shattered the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in new confirmed cases. SENT: 870 words, developing, photos. WITH: Virus Outbreak-The Latest.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GENERATION GAP? — Sometimes at odds, America’s two largest generations have something to agree on: the coronavirus pandemic has smacked many at a pivotal time in their lives. SENT: 1,090 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-OCRACOKE ISLAND —A secluded tourist destination on North Carolina’s Outer Banks is having an extremely tough year. Ocracoke Island is recovering from the most damaging hurricane in its recorded history and the near-economic paralysis wrought by one of the world’s worst pandemics. SENT: 790 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY VICTIMS — A Facebook group created to let Italian families mourn their coronavirus dead has turned into an activist group that is providing testimony and evidence to prosecutors investigating whether any crimes contributed to Italy’s COVID-19 toll. SENT: 1,195 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ELECTION ASSISTANCE — The November election is coming with a big price tag as America faces the coronavirus pandemic. The demand for mail-in ballots is surging, election workers are in need of training and polling booths might have to be outfitted with protective shields. SENT: 995 words, photos.

ALSO:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING — Volunteers in Egypt hope meals will help nurse quarantined coronavirus patients back to health and provide them with some respite. In different neighborhoods in Cairo and some other cities, they’ve enlisted to cook, donate food or make contactless deliveries to patients’ homes. SENT: 590 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS — Global shares rose Monday, cheered by upbeat projections for a global economic rebound that were tempered by worries over expanding coronavirus outbreaks. SENT: 450 words, developing.

MIDEAST-ECONOMY-IMF — The Middle East’s energy producers are expected to earn $270 billion less in oil revenue compared to last year as the region’s economic heavyweight, Saudi Arabia, sinks deeper into recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund’s outlook released Monday. SENT: 600 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THAILAND — Health authorities in Thailand are seeking to trace the contacts of two recent foreign arrivals in the country who were infected with the coronavirus and may have violated quarantine rules. SENT: 500 words, photos.

FACT CHECK WEEK — President Donald Trump’s administration is providing misguided assurances on the safety of kids in schools in a coronavirus epidemic. That’s the finding of an AP Fact Check. SENT: 2,200 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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