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VIRUS OUTBREAK — The United States' caseload of coronavirus infections surges to the most in the world and its capital reports more infections, as Italy shut most of its industry and masses of Indian day laborers received food rations after a lockdown put them out of work. By Yanan Wang. SENT: 1,240 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCRAMBLE FOR TESTS — Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. The tests could reveal the true extent of the outbreak and help separate the healthy from the sick. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. By Aritz Parra. SENT: 1,160 words, photo.
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. The House is set to pass the sprawling, $2.2 trillion measure, and President Donald Trump is eager to sign it into law. By Andrew Taylor. SENT: 1,010 words, photos, video. UPCOMING: House convenes at 9 a.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRAN-A DEADLY DRINK — Nearly 300 Iranians have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened by ingesting toxic methanol across the Islamic Republic out of the false belief it kills the new coronavirus, according to media reports. By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell. SENT: 1,060 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — Iran's army sets up hospital in virus-stricken capital.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WAY OUT — For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end is a major source of anxiety. Will life events be delayed for a few weeks, a few months or much longer? Most public health experts caution that it would be reckless to lift restrictions before COVID-19 infections have peaked and begun to ebb. By Christina Larson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar. SENT: 1,160 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE DOCTOR'S STORY As an emergency medicine physician in New York City, Dr. Kamini Doobay has always known that death is part of the territory when trying to care for the city's sickest. But it hasn't always been like this — patients hit the hardest by the coronavirus, struggling to breathe and on ventilators, with no visitors allowed because of strict protocols to prevent spreading the virus. By Robert Bumsted and Deepti Hajela. SENT: 520 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-NYC HEALTH CARE WORKERS — On NYC's front lines, health workers worry they will be next. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.
Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.
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MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-PRISONS — The federal Bureau of Prisons is struggling to manage the growing coronavirus pandemic. UPCOMING: 1,260 words, photos by 6 a.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS-OVERSIGHT — Congress is about to spend $2.2 trillion, but lawmakers intend to keep close watch on where it goes.SENT: 980 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP PROPERTIES — Virus relief package could help Trump, Kushner businesses.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GUNS — There's no consensus in the U.S. on whether gun shops are considered essential businesses that can remain open during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. SENT: 880 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LA VS NY — Los Angeles recorded its first case of coronavirus five weeks before New York City, yet it's New York that is now the U.S. epicenter of the disease. SENT: 1,110 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CANADA-US — Canada says it told the Trump administration that a proposal to put troops at the U.S.-Canada border amid the coronavirus pandemic was entirely unnecessary and would damage relations between the two longtime allies. SENT: 640 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EPA-POLLUTERS — The Environmental Protection Agency abruptly waives enforcement on a range of legally mandated public health and environmental protections, saying industries could have trouble complying with them during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 450 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-MASK-AUCTION — The state of Texas sues a Houston auctioneer after halting an auction of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks, alleging price gouging in the sale of the masks commonly used by health professionals who are on the front lines battling against the new coronavirus. SENT: 490 words, photo.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-STATE-BUDGETS — The coronavirus is pounding state governments with a financial one-two punch, costing them many millions to try to contain the disease just as businesses are shutting down and tax revenue is collapsing. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA — South Africa announces its first two deaths from the coronavirus as the country's cases rose above 1,000 and a three-week lockdown began. SENT: 190 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEPAL-TOURISTS — A rescue flight arranged by the German government picked up hundreds of tourists who had been stranded in Nepal since the Himalayan nation went on lockdown earlier this week. SENT: 170 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — Trump says federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread. SENT: 860 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATIONAL PARKS — The Trump administration is sticking with its crowd-friendly waiver of entrance fees at national parks during the coronavirus outbreak, even as managers at some parks try and fail to keep tens of thousands of hikers and tourists a safe distance apart. SENT: 830 words, photos.
A separate wire advisory has been sent detailing AP's complete coronavirus coverage.
AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at the $2.2 trillion rescue package that aims to help American workers, business owners and the health care system deal with the damage done to the economy by the coronavirus. Listen to the podcast at 3 p.m. at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.
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OBIT-JIMMY WYNN — Former Houston Astros star Jimmy “The Toy Cannon” Wynn dies at 78. SENT: 540 words, photos.
JON JONES ARRESTED — UFC light heavyweight champ Jones arrested, accused of DWI. SENT: 170 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-JAPAN-POSITIVE TEST — Japanese baseball players test positive for coronavirus. SENT: 400 words, photo.
AL-QAIDA-BUSH PLOT — Judge rejects appeal from man convicted in al-Qaida plot. SENT: 230 words.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-OPENING-DAY-PHOTO-GALLERY — Stadiums deserted as virus postpones opening day. SENT: 220 words, photos.
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US-VENEZUELA-MADURO — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stood defiant in the face of a $15 million bounty by the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges, calling Trump a “racist cowboy” and warning that he is ready to fight by whatever means necessary should the U.S. and neighboring Colombia dare to invade. SENT: 1,430 words, photos.
RELIGION-TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST — At 20, Malak el-Kashif is perhaps Egypt’s most outspoken transgender woman activist. SENT: 1,780 words, photos.
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PENN STATE INVESTIGATION — Penn State University will be required to make major changes to how it deals with sexual assault complaints following an investigation of the school's handling of allegations in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. SENT: 370 words, photo.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-RELIEF BILL-ECONOMIC LIFELINE — The record $2.2 trillion emergency package that is nearing final approval in Congress is aimed at businesses and families facing a coronavirus cash crunch. By Business Writers Paul Wiseman and Joyce M. Rosenberg. SENT: 1,590 words, photos.
FINANCIAL MARKETS — Asian shares mostly tracked Wall Street's advance in Asia in anticipation congressional approval of massive coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 1,020 words, photos.
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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-R-KELLY — R&B singer R. Kelly cites the novel coronavirus in asking a federal judge to free him from a federal jail in Chicago as he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, a court filing by his lawyers saying scant precautions to stem the spread of the virus behind bars put Kelly's life at risk. By Legal Affairs Writer Michael Tarm. SENT: 540 words, photo.
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OBIT-GLOBETROTTERS-NEAL — “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 320 words, photos.
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