The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in a single week. While world leaders held a virtual summit to grapple with how long to keep the global economy at a standstill to help flatten the rising curve of COVID-19 cases, the damage so far was coming into acute focus.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK: The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in a single week. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks surged again on Wall Street as a massive coronavirus relief bill gets closer to passing Congress. Major indexes jumped more than 6%, bringing the S&P 500 up 17% since Monday. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIEF BILL-UNEMPLOYED: A vast expansion of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans who will lose their jobs as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is included in the financial relief package that is nearing final approval in Congress. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHUTDOWNS-Q&A: President Donald Trump has the biggest megaphone. But it's governors and local officials who will decide when to begin reopening their economies after shuttering them to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 680 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RESTARTING THE ECONOMY: President Donald Trump has called the country to open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in short supply for as long as coronavirus cases in the United States are still rising. SENT: 1160 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOVERNORS-TRUMP: Should they flatter or fight? Do they back channel or go on the president’s favorite channel – Fox News? Facing an unprecedented public health crisis, the nation’s governors are trying to figure out how to get what they need from the federal government – and fast. But that means navigating the disorienting politics of dealing with President Donald Trump. SENT: 1200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-CLUBS: The nightclubs in the German capital have decided to keep the beat going — at least online. SENT: 500 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IMMIGRATION COURTS: Attorneys and judges in U.S. immigration courts are trying to protect themselves from the coronavirus with borrowed masks and hand sanitizer. The Trump administration is telling immigration judges, attorneys and migrants to keep preparing for hearings and coming to court. SENT: 1030 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LAUGHTER AS MEDICINE: It may be a little awkward, but humor is helping people around the planet cope with the fear and anxiety the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed. SENT: 860 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATIONAL PARKS: The Trump administration is sticking with its crowd friendly waiver of entrance fees at national parks during the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 770 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-OVERTIME CAMPAIGNS: Political campaigns in some U.S. states have been switching gears or in limbo awaiting decisions on voting plans after elections were postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 700 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILITARY: The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. SENT: 1300 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: Coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations in New York were both up dramatically, a stark sign of the outbreak's increasing reach. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP: President Donald Trump says that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-FACT CHECK: President Donald Trump is making misleading statements about his decision to impose travel restrictions on China as the coronavirus spread. That's the finding of an AP Fact Check. SENT: 670 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: Washington is about to deliver massive, unprecedented legislation to speed help to individuals and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic takes a devastating toll on the U.S. economy and a health care system straining to keep up. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-GLANCE.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATION'S CAPITOL: Officials in the nation's capital are lashing out at the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief package moving through Congress, saying it cheats Washington, D.C., of more than $700 million. SENT: 640 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: As countries across the Middle East tighten restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman for the U.S. Agency for International Development is warning that strict measures are forcing it to halt aid for deficient health care in war-ravaged Yemen. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-G20: The head of the United Nations has told leaders of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations during an emergency virtual summit that "we are at war with a virus – and not winning it.” SENT: 1200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EU SUMMIT: European Union leaders are convening Thursday for a summit aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and managing its devastating impact on their economies. It's their third video conference in three weeks.SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL-BOLSONARO: Brazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses. They dismiss his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus is worse than the disease. SENT: developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY INDUSTRIAL SHUTDOWN: Italy has become the first western developed nation to idle most of its industry to halt the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 990 words, photos.

AFRICA-VIRUS OUTBREAK: South Africa on the eve of a three-week lockdown says its coronavirus cases are nearing 1,000.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-EASTER PEEPS: No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks — but it shouldn't affect Easter baskets. SENT: 130 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN ECONOMY: The British government unveiled another massive income support scheme on Thursday, this time for the 5 million or so self-employed people, many of whom face financial ruin from the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 560 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PHONE CURE: The FBI has arrested a Southern California man who officials said falsely claimed to have developed a cure for the coronavirus and solicited investments in a company he said would market the medication. SENT: 310 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-THE 4 YEAR OLD: Again, today, she asks me when we are going to the playground. Just like she did yesterday and the day before that. SENT: 640 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOME INTERNET-Q&A: With the huge migration to the home of so much of the workforce — and their children — to combat coronavirus spread, the so-called last mile of the internet is coming under considerable stress. SENT: 540 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CANADA: Canada has told the Trump administration that a proposal to put troops at the U.S.-Canada border amid the pandemic is entirely unnecessary and would damage relations between the two longtime allies. SENT: 470 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA: China says it is temporarily barring most foreigners from entering the country as it seeks to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases. SENT: 160 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EGYPT-REPORTER EXPELLED: Egypt has expelled a foreign journalist for a report citing a study that challenged the official count of coronavirus cases in the Arab world's most populous country. SENT: 500 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GROCERY SHIELDS: Grocery stores across the U.S. are installing protective plastic shields at checkouts to help keep cashiers and shoppers from infecting one another with the coronavirus. SENT: 375 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BRIBERY: A California winemaker who was convicted in the college admissions bribery scandal has been released early from federal prison because of concerns over the coronavirus. SENT: 260 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SILENT PARIS: Silence is invading Paris, now that tourism is banned and millions of people are confined at home. SENT: 300 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLOWER GARDEN: The manicured lawns and pathways winding the flower beds at the Keukenhof spring garden, normally crowded with thousands of visitors on such a sun-splashed spring day, were deserted Thursday. SENT: 300 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GOLDEN GLOBES ELIGIBILITY: The Golden Globes will accept movies submissions without a theatrical release for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 275 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MOROCCO TOURISTS: Hundreds of tourists who were traveling in Morocco in motorhomes have found themselves stranded in a parking lot near a Tangier highway that authorities turned into a makeshift quarantine center. SENT: 425 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOTTERY JACKPOTS: Lottery jackpots are going to shrink as the coronavirus pandemic tamps down lottery sales. SENT: 350 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BANGLADESH: Bangladesh is deploying soldiers and police to enforce a nationwide 10-day shutdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the densely populated country. SENT: 390 words.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

NEW TODAY: Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000): https://interactives.ap.org/covid-unemployment-insurance//?state=AL×cale=ytd

Users can choose between states via a dropdown. The default is the national figure.

AP interactive also is available of US cases county-by-county. Embed code can be found in Coverage Plan. A static graphic also will be available in AP Newsroom.

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.

-Hospitality Workforce in the US: Coronavirus precautions have struck many U.S. business industries hard, especially the hospitality and service industry, where more than 16 million Americans work for support their livelihoods. This U.S. map highlights the number of hospitality workers and their average annual income by county along with the number of hospitality businesses. It is helpful in illustrating the potential impact of job loss to so many across the nation.

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