Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

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

SENT/DEVELOPING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IMMUNITY: Scientists are starting to unravel one of COVID-19′s scariest mysteries: Why are some people only mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die. SENT: 950 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILESTONES-ITALY'S TOLL: As the world counts more than 1 million COVID-19 victims, the quiet of everyday life and hum of industry has returned to Italy’s Bergamo province, which along with the surrounding Lombardy region was the onetime epicenter of the outbreak in Europe. But the memory of those dark winter days, and the monumental toll of dead they left behind, has remained with those who survived only to see the rest of the world fall victim, too. SENT: 1010 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RESTAURANTS: U.S. restaurants are moving warily into fall, hoping their slow recovery persists despite the new challenge of chilly weather and a pandemic that’s expected to claim even more lives. SENT: 1020 words, photos.

AIRLINES-JOBS: With the clock ticking, airline employees and executives are making a last-ditch appeal to Washington for more federal aid that would avert thousands of layoffs that otherwise will start on Thursday. SENT: developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SCHOOLCATIONS: In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into an extended summer vacation. SENT: 1090 words, photos.

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Stocks ended another bumpy day higher but still closed out September with their first monthly loss since March. SENT: 800 words, photos.

US-ECONOMY-GDP: The U.S. economy plunged at a record rate in the spring but is poised to break a record for an increase in the just-ending July-September quarter. SENT: 580 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are making a last-ditch effort to seal a tentative accord on an additional round of COVID-19 relief. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NORTH DAKOTA-AD CAMPAIGN: A Bismarck marketing agency is rolling out a campaign meant to help stem the tide of rising COVID-19 cases in central North Dakota as the state leads the nation in cases per capita. SENT: 800 words, photos.

BRITAIN-ECONOMY: The British economy did not contract as much as originally thought during the second quarter of the year when coronavirus lockdown measures were at their most intense. However, the slump remained the worst on record. SENT: 470 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: British lawmakers have renewed the government’s sweeping powers to impose emergency restrictions to curb the coronavirus. But many criticized the way Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative administration has used the powers. SENT: 580 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN THEATER CRISIS: As much of Britain’s economy emerged from coronavirus lockdown, its theaters stayed dark, with performers and staff unwillingly idled. So they made a song and dance about it. SENT: 800 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN: The Madrid region has rejected a Spanish government plan that imposes stricter mobility curbs and limits on social gatherings in the capital and its suburbs. SENT: 930 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ISRAEL: Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow the government to curtail public protests during the country’s nationwide virus lockdown. The government can now declare a special week-long state of emergency if the coronavirus spreads out of control. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEPAL-NO FESTIVALS: The old palace courtyard packed during the Indrajatra festival each year is deserted, the temples are locked and all public celebrations are banned by the government to curb the coronavirus. Autumn is the festival season in predominantly Hindu Nepal, where religion, celebrations and rituals are big parts of people’s lives. Many in this Himalayan nation believe they would anger the gods by shunning the rituals — which would cause catastrophe. SENT: 740 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: South Korea has reported 113 new cases of COVID-19, its first daily increase over 100 in five days, as the country entered a holiday break that officials fear would possibly worsen transmissions. SENT: 680 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CUBAN DOCTORS-FATHER SON: A father and son who left Cuba and became doctors in the U.S. have died of the coronavirus. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NFL: The Pittsburgh-Tennessee NFL game will be played either Monday or Tuesday due to positive coronavirus test results among the Titans. SENT: 580 words, photos.

ALSO:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STUDENT DEATH: An Appalachian State University student has died after suffering from coronavirus complications. SENT: 350 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEANDERTHAL LEGACY: Scientists say genes some people have inherited from Neanderthal ancestors may increase the likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. SENT: 340 words.

BELGIUM-VIRUS OUTBREAK-GRADUATION: The coronavirus pandemic has put a massive damper on student life across the globe. In Brussels it has one boon: graduation at a UNESCO Word Heritage location. SENT: 190 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-KENYA: Kenya’s auditor general says the country stands to lose $21 million in the procurement of COVID-19 medical supplies because the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency failed to follow procurement law. SENT: 230 words.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

-Virus Global Spread (Interactive): The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million. This digital embed allows users to track the day-to-day data behind this tragic milestone nine months into this crisis.

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-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 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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