The desperate race to corral the coronavirus pandemic is taking on even greater urgency as a burgeoning economic crisis collides with political turmoil. Even as the latest experimental vaccine appears to show promise, politicians in Washington are still far apart in finding a way to bring financial relief to Americans. Even as Republicans are at odds with Democrats over how much money is enough, top Republican members of Congress are also facing pushback from the White House. GOP leaders are expected to meet Monday with President Donald Trump as the White House panned some $25 billion in the GOP’s plan that would be devoted to testing and tracing, according to one Republican familiar with the discussions.

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

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: The desperate race to corral the coronavirus pandemic took on even greater urgency Monday as a burgeoning economic crisis collided with political turmoil. Even as the latest experimental vaccine appeared to show promise, politicians in Washington seemed far apart in finding a way to bring financial relief to Americans. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-VACCINES: Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCHOOLS: School districts that plan to reopen classrooms in the fall are wrestling with whether to require teachers and students to wear face mask. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-STATES: State governments are furloughing workers, borrowing billions, delaying road projects, sending less aid to schools and even closing highway rest areas to try to weather the financial storm brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. For many, their main hope to avoid more cuts is getting extra help from Congress, which returns this week. It’s not clear they will. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW CLOTHING SIZES: Americans are heading back to clothing stores with a new size — either up or down— as they either turned to stress eating or stepped up the exercise out of boredom during the lock downs.The trend could be a boon for clothing companies — new sizes mean that customers’ wardrobes need to be replenished. But they also face some pain with an increase in costly returns as shoppers try to figure out their new sizes. SENT: 810 words, photos.

EU-EUROPE SUMMIT: Weary European Union leaders expressed cautious optimism Monday that a deal was in sight on their fourth day of wrangling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund, following a weekend of walkouts, flaring tempers and insults. SENT: 900 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Big technology companies powered stocks higher on Wall Street Monday, extending the market’s gains after a three-week winning streak. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS-WAITING ON A LOAN: Ever since the U.S. government launched its emergency lending program for small businesses on April 3, there have been complaints that bigger companies had their loans approved and disbursed more quickly. An Associated Press analysis finds evidence to back up those complaints. SENT: 1060 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INSECT ILLNESSES: As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are bracing for an outbreak of another mysterious virus: eastern equine encephalitis. SENT: 1060 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFGHANISTAN HOSPITAL: The intensive care unit at the main COVID-19 hospital in the Afghan capital is a medical nightmare. Family members, without protective equipment, care for the patients in hospital beds because there are not enough nurses and other medical staff. SENT: 780 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: President Donald Trump insisted “good things” were underway on the next COVID-19 aid package Monday as he met with Republican congressional leaders, but new divisions between the Senate GOP and the White House posed fresh challenges as the crisis worsened and emergency relief was soon expiring. SENT: 970 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ATLANTA MASK LAWSUIT: A judge plans to hear arguments on an emergency request by Georgia’s governor to stop Atlanta from enforcing a mandate to wear a mask in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic while a lawsuit on the issue is pending. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EDUCATION CRISIS: The options for African students eager to keep studying while schools remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic are varied, but the reality for many is that they will fall behind and possibly drop out of school forever. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: China’s latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. Includes other developments from throughout Asia. SENT: 700 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-MOVIES RETURN: China is going back to the movies. Following months of closure, limited numbers of movie goers are being allowed back into cinemas in cities where the risk of virus infection is considered low.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-FEEDING BROOKLYN: Brooklyn chef and restaurant owner Kiana Muschett-Owes is trying to do her part to help the needy in her own community by distributing between 1,000 and 1,500 free meals every weekend, funded in part by Rethink Food NYC, a group that directs unused food from restaurants to the needy. SENT: 620 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-QUILOMBOS: COVID is adding to challenges for Brazil’s quilombos, comprised of people descended from runaway slaves. SENT: 500 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MELANIA TRUMP: First lady Melania Trump has delivered lunch and possibly some reassurance to people in the nation’s capital who could use a helping of both. SENT: 510 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BAHAMAS: The Bahamas is banning travelers from the United States starting Wednesday after a surge in coronavirus infections followed the islands’ reopening to international tourism. SENT: 160 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATIONAL ZOO: The National Zoo will reopen to the public later this week, with restrictions to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. SENT: 280 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.

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