Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 8 months AGO
Virus Coverage Advisory, which moves by 9 a.m. Eastern/1400 GMT, replaces the AP News Coverage Advisory, 10:15 Advisory until further notice.
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.
ONLY ON AP:
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHELVED REPORT — The detailed reopening advice from the nation’s top disease control experts that was shelved by the Trump administration included far more restrictive measures than the White House’s final reopening plans. The Associated Press has obtained a 63-page document that is more detailed than other, previously reported segments of the guidance. By Jason Dearen and Mike Stobbe. SENT: 909 words, photos.
UPCOMING:
VIRUS OUTBREAK-REFUGEES: The coronavirus restrictions imposed across the U.S. have affected refugee families in many of the same ways as other Americans, but many of them are forced to navigate it in a language they aren’t yet fluent in and without support networks of extended family or trustworthy friends. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, video, by 10 a.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FOSTER CARE: Foster children have enormous challenges even in the best of times. The coronavirus pandemic has threatened to throw them into even greater turmoil. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos, by 11 a.m.
SENT/DEVELOPING:
VIRUS OUTBREAK: New coronavirus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted over the summer travel season. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT’S HAPPENING.
FINANCIAL MARKETS: Global shares were mixed after Wall Street fell to its biggest loss since the start of the month. SENT; developing. WITH VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY-BEHIND SCHEDULE — Italy’s virus reopening was supposed to be accompanied by a series of measures to limit infections in Europe’s one-time pandemic epicenter. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SURVIVORS — The virus that has sickened over 4 million people around the world and killed more than 250,000 others is so new that patients face considerable uncertainty about what they can expect in recovery and beyond. Tanner. SENT: 1,092 words, photos, video.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DEGLOBALIZED DUBAI — Dubai built a city of skyscrapers and artificial archipelagos on the promise of globalization. Now, this sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates is threatened both by the virus and a growing economic crisis. SENT: 952 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOLVING CRIMES — Police departments nationwide are grappling with change, even as law enforcement agencies report major decreases in crime due to stay-at-home orders. SENT: 783 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — House Democrats could vote as soon as Friday on a new $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there is no “urgency.” SENT: 946 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MASKS — There’s a debate among headstrong New Yorkers over just when and where it is necessary to wear a mask. SENT: 984 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INDIA-MUMBAI — As Indians await details of a huge relief package, the virus outbreak is starting to overwhelm hospitals and slums, complicating any economic recovery plan. SENT: 594 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GERMANY-SLAUGHTERHOUSES — At least 260 workers at Westfleisch’s slaughterhouse in northwestern Germany have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. SENT: 987 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-KENYA-MISSING BALLET Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class. SENT: 561 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NETHERLANDS-MUSLIM FUNERALS — As measures to stem the spread of the virus ground flights and close borders, it is not only the living whose travels are being curtailed. SENT: 738 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-RELIGIOUS CHALLENGES — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages," around the globe. SENT: 673 words, photos.
TRIBES-CORONAVIRUS-RELIEF-FUNDING — The U.S. Treasury Department is not unreasonably delaying the release of coronavirus relief funding to Native American tribes, a federal judge ruled this week. SENT: 570 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — New Zealand reports zero new cases of the coronavirus, the second day in a row without any new cases and the fourth day since early last week. SENT: 904 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SPAIN-AMBULANCE-PHOTO-GALLERY — Spanish ambulance workers fear virus rebound. SENT: 602 words, photos.
ALSO:
VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE TOURISM — EU unveils its plan to save summer vacations. SENT: 1,065 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA — China may test all of Wuhan amid fears of virus comeback. SENT: 589 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SECURITY COUNCIL — U.N. council tries again to agree on COVID-19 resolution. SENT: 457 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ARIZONA SPORTS — Arizona governor opens door for pro sports return in state. SENT: 180 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WRESTLER DIES — Sumo wrestler, 28, dies in Japan from coronavirus. SENT: 173 words.
PHOTOS:
AP has moved photos from China, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Germany, Thailand, Africa, India, Britain, Turkey, Norway, Indonesia, Thailand, various US and Latin America locations.
VIDEO:
AP has moved video from Germany, Britain, Spain, Libya, the Vatican, Greece, Egypt, Netherlands, Iran, Israel, New Zealand, France, various US, Latin America locations.
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.