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 millions of American youngsters returning to online classes on Tuesday are facing technical glitches and other headaches that have plagued remote learning since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VACCINE PLEDGE: Top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus are taking the extraordinary step of promising they’ll be safe and effective. SENT: 530 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-OBESITY: Obesity seems to put people at higher risk for getting very sick from a COVID-19 infection, and doctors are trying to figure out why. SENT: 740 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CENSUS-TRIBES: Native American communities struggling to cope with the coronavirus are now facing a near-certainty of being undercounted in the U.S. census and missing out on millions of federal dollars for impoverished communities. On some reservations, only a small fraction of people have been counted amid closures to halt the spread of the virus and a lack internet access and traditional addresses. SENT: 1100 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA TOURISM: Africa’s tourism sector is struggling to cope with the drop in international travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates the drop in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will see Africa lose between $53 billion and $120 billion in contributions to its GDP in 2020. Kenya expects at least a 60% drop in tourism revenue this year. SENT: 790 words, photos.

EUROPE ECONOMY: Consumer prices have fallen in Europe. While that might be welcome for shoppers in the short term, it is a sign that businesses are struggling amid the pandemic. A SENT: 690 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Big tech stocks slumped again on Wall Street, pulling the Nasdaq down 10% over the past three trading days. SENT: 980 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN EDUCATION: The highly anticipated return to classrooms in Spain is becoming a nightmare for many families who face being charged with absenteeism if they don’t send their children to schools because they fear coronavirus contagion. SENT: 1190 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GREECE MIGRANTS: Greek authorities say they are conducting a major testing and contact-tracing operation at the country’s largest migrant camp on the eastern island of Lesbos. The tests have so far detected 35 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection among the 12,500 people living in the overcrowded facility SENT: 560 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: The British government is facing pressure to act fast to keep a lid on coronavirus infections after a sharp spike in new cases across the U.K. over recent days stoked concerns about the pandemic’s prospective path during winter. SENT: 870 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-ARTS: “The Phantom of the Opera” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has told British lawmakers that the arts are “at the point of no return,” and urged the government to set a date for theaters to be allowed to reopen.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-GAZA HEALTHCARE WORKERS: Dozens of health-care workers in the Gaza Strip have been infected by the coronavirus during an outbreak that was first detected last month. The infections have further strained an already overburdened medical system gutted by years of strife with Israel and intra-Palestinian feuding. SENT: 1020 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: India has reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total. SENT: 620 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has praised China’s role in battling the coronavirus pandemic and expressed support for the World Health Organization.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO DANCE HALL: The Salon Los Angeles has been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling on the dance floor to mambo, chachacha, salsa and danzon. But the fabled Mexico City dance hall now has been shuttered for more than five months due to the coronavirus pandemic and its owners say they are in debt and may have to close and demolish it. SENT: 940 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VIRAL QUESTIONS: When picking a hand sanitizer, opt for one that contains mostly alcohol and has few other ingredients. SENT: 210 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE: One writer crossed the border between Taiwan and China with a cold, a risky undertaking at a time of pandemic. Health authorities in the Taiwan airport acted quickly, sending her to a centralized quarantine location an hour outside of Taipei to be kept under observation. SENT: 620 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCARCE CANNING SUPPLIES: It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles but a boom in gardening and preparing food at home during the coronavirus pandemic has led to a run on certain supplies to preserve the harvest. SENT: 530 words, photos.

TOKYO-FUTURE: The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers are trying to remove public doubts that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will take place next year despite the COVID-19 pandemic SENT; developing.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-SYRIAN REFUGEES: The U.N. refugee agency has confirmed two coronavirus cases in the Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. The camp is home to more than 36,000 people who have fled their country’s civil war. SENT: 370 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-ECONOMIC PAIN: Official statistics show that South Africa’s economy has sunk deeper into recession, with its gross domestic product for the second quarter of 2020 plummeting by 51%, largely as a result of COVID-19 and the country’s strict lockdown. SENT: 440 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE PARLIAMENT: The European Parliament will keep its plenary sessions in Brussels next week because traveling to Strasbourg would pose too many dangers during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 130 words.

GERMANY-ECONOMY: A group representing Germany’s machinery industry says it expects production to drop 17% this year as the sector struggles with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and international trade tensions. SENT: 210 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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