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Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 7 months AGO
| June 26, 2020 8:27 AM

Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West. The number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000. Florida’s restrictions came after its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000, almost double the previous record set just two days ago. In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had pursued up to now one of the most aggressive reopening schedules of any state. There have been rising deaths and hospitalizations around the country. States including Arizona and Alabama have been hit hard.

The AP plans the following coverage. For up-to-the minute information, visit AP Newsroom’s coverage hub at https://newsroom.ap.org/page/Coronavirus Find AP Virus Alerts here.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CARE HOME RECKONING — Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation’s biggest retreat yet as a surge across the South and West sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the U.S. to an all-time high of 40,000. SENT: 1,547 words, photos, video. An abridged version of 1,044 words is available.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL —Texas and Florida clamped down on bars again in the nation’s biggest retreat yet as a surge across the South and West sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the U.S. to an all-time high of 40,000. SENT: 927 words, photos. WITH: VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

FINANCIAL MARKETS — Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street as the number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit an all-time high, stoking worries among investors that the reopening of businesses they are banking on to revive the economy will be derailed. SENT: 778 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE — The White House coronavirus task force briefs the public for the first time since late April -- but without President Donald Trump or the presidential podium, emblematic of the administration’s efforts to demonstrate it’s on top of the virus, but no longer on “wartime” footing. UPCOMING: 800 words by 4 p.m., photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-REOPENING QUANDARY — It’s not the reopening businesses were hoping for. After months of shutdown, restaurants, stores and even amusement parks announced their reopening with fanfare. But now that states like Texas and Arizona are seeing alarming surges in reported cases of COVID-19, businesses large and small must decide whether to keep their doors open. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos by 4 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOSPITALIZATIONS — Governors in states seeing huge spikes in the coronavirus often downplay the outbreak by citing statewide data to assure the public they have plenty of hospital capacity to survive the onslaught of cases. But experts say those numbers are often misleading, and call promoting them “irresponsible.” UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 4 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRIBES-PROTECTING CITIZENS — While Arizona continues opening up despite increased numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases, an Indigenous tribe that’s been hard hit by the coronavirus is taking drastic measures to protect it is citizens. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAVEL QUARANTINE -- New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are the latest states to enact 14-day visitor quarantines to try to check the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GOVERNORS — An alarming resurgence of coronavirus infections across the country has some governors retreating to measures they previously resisted. SENT: 848 words, photos.

HEALTH OVERHAUL — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration urges the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. SENT: 480 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA-UNEQUAL CARE — While India’s leaders have promised coronavirus testing and care for all who need it, regardless of income, treatment options are as stratified and unequal as the country itself. By Emily Schmall. SENT: 1,030 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — India nears half a million confirmed coronavirus cases with its biggest 24-hour spike of 17,296 new infections, prompting a delay in resumption of regular train services of more than a month. SENT: 600 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-PORTUGAL — At a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, the behavior of residents offers clues to why this part of Portugal has become a hot spot for new COVID-19 cases and how government efforts to stamp out the new coronavirus are being frustrated. SENT: 950 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENEZUELA — As long feared, the novel coronavirus has begun to overwhelm health facilities in Venezuela, where the medical system has been devastated by a years-long economic and political crisis. SENT: 486 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PANAMA — In the weeks since Panama loosened restrictions in an attempt to gradually reactivate its economy, new coronavirus infections have surged, especially in the densely populated poorer neighborhoods of its capital. SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN — Britain’s health secretary warns that the government has the power to close beaches and other public spaces in England amid growing concerns over the public’s adherence to coronavirus social distancing rules. SENT: 822 words, photos.

KENYA-DEADLY CONFRONTATION — A witness says three people were killed in a small town in Kenya’s Rift Valley during a confrontation between police and residents over the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police confirm the deaths but give a different account. SENT: 451 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAINING CAMPS — Eleven NHL players tested positive for the coronavirus during the first two weeks of voluntary workouts. SENT: 824 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA — The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida next month. Sent: 475 words, photos. DEVELOPING

NATIONALS-ZIMMERMAN'S AP DIARY — In the 10th installment of his AP diary, Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman says that he is still deciding whether to play in the 2020 MLB season because of concerns about his family’s health. SENT: 677 words, photo.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS — A federal judge blocked New York state from enforcing coronavirus restrictions limiting indoor religious gatherings to 25% capacity when other types of gatherings are limited to 50%. SENT: 344 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA — Florida has banned alcohol consumption at its bars as the number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases nears 9,000. SENT: 417 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JOBBIE NOONER — A boating and drinking gathering that annually attracts thousands of people off an island northwest of Detroit in Lake St. Clair will go on this year despite coronavirus concerns. SENT: 286 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRLINES-FULL FLIGHT — American Airlines said that it will start booking flights to full capacity next week. SENT: 772 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TEXAS — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining, the most dramatic reversals yet as confirmed coronavirus cases surge. SENT: 673 words, photos.

DJOKOVIC EVENT-VIRUS CASES — Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. SENT: 330 words, photos.

DAVIS CUP AND FED CUP-RESCHEDULED — The Davis Cup and Fed Cup tennis competitions are being scrapped for 2020 and rescheduled for next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 330 words.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ITALY-HOTSPOT — The governor of a southern Italian region insisted on Friday that Bulgarian farm workers who live in an apartment complex with dozens of COVID-19 cases must stay inside for 15 days, not even emerging for food. SENT: 280 words, photos.

BRITAIN-FLORIDA-DISNEY — A tour operator is cancelling all holidays to Florida from the U.K. until December following the introduction of new hygiene rules at Walt Disney World Resort, including the mandatory use of face coverings. SENT: 257 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA MARKETS — Mexico City’s main wholesale food market sees more than 300,000 workers and customers and about 10 detected cases of coronavirus, down from a peak of nearly 30 a day .In Venezuela, a covered food market is the source of one of the largest outbreaks in the country. SENT: photos, video.

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.

PHOTOS

AP photos have moved from Turkey, France, Serbia, China, Britain, Israel, Pakistan, Spain, Romania, Germany, Croatia, Japn, Italy, Peru, Brazil and India. Additional photos planned from various US. Latin America locations.

VIDEO:

AP video has moved various US locations.

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