Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Boeing and other manufacturers around the U.S. pressed ahead Monday with plans to resume production this week amid pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen the economy and resistance from governors who say there is not enough testing to keep the coronavirus pandemic in check. Boeing is Washington state’s largest private employer, and planned for employees to certain airplane models to return Monday, and aircraft production would resume next week. Bobcat, a farm equipment manufacturer, would resume production with about 600 employees in Bismark. The re-opening was likely to engender good will with the Trump administration at at time when officials are doling out billions for economic relief.
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SENT/DEVELOPING:
VIRUS OUTBREAK: Boeing and a small number of other manufacturers around the U.S. geared up Monday to resume production amid pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen the economy and resistance from governors who warn there is not enough testing yet to keep the coronavirus from rebounding. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING
FINANCIAL MARKETS: Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday, the latest never-before-seen number to come out of the economic coma caused by the coronavirus pandemic. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NO SYMPTOMS: A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the new coronavirus without any symptoms. That means the virus may turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. SENT: 900 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL AMAZON: The health care system in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus was already strained before the coronavirus pandemic. Now it is buckling under an onslaught of COVID-19 patients. SENT: 1095 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LOSING FACE: Smile, they say, and the world smiles with you. Unless you’re wearing a mask. Then the world can’t see your smile, much less smile back. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOME HOTSPOT: A nursing home in an upscale section of New York City’s Brooklyn borough with 55 deaths blamed on the coronavirus has become another example of the struggle to control such outbreaks amid shortages of staff, protective equipment and testing. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SENIORS: For college seniors, the pandemic has taken away their housing, friend support and long-held dreams of Commencement Day. Some have been jolted into instant “adulting” as they try to support themselves or struggling family members. SENT: 830 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ITALY LIFESAVERS-PHOTO GALLERY: Every evening, when Pasqualina Conte returns home from a draining day as a nurse in a Milan emergency room for coronavirus patients, she longs to hold her 9-year-old son, Andrea. But for 50 days and counting, the two have not hugged. SENT: 500 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-A KIND VOICE: During any other baseball season, Colin Cosell would be at Citi Field rousing the crowd as the public address announcer for the New York Mets. SENT: 570 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVES LOST-MOTHER AND SON: Carolyn Martins-Reitz died of the coronavirus last month, and just over a week later, so did her son Thomas Martins. The mother from Kearny, New Jersey, was the primary caretaker for her son, who had Down syndrome. SENT: 570 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: The Trump administration and Congress are working toward agreement on more than $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money. SENT; developing.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is ramping up its outreach to governors after insisting it was up to states to scale coronavirus testing. SENT; developing.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BATTLEGROUND POLITICS: Political fights are raging among state leaders from Iowa to Pennsylvania over the handling of the pandemic’s impact. SENT: 890 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA: Singapore and India both recorded their biggest single-day spikes in new coronavirus cases on Monday, as the crisis in parts of Asia intensifies. SENT: 760 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: New York City won’t allow public events in June, including three of the city’s major annual celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, the Celebrate Israel parade and the Pride parade on its 50th anniversary. SENT; developing.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SURGING MASSACHUSETTS: Massachusetts has become a hotspot of coronavirus infections and is drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit New York. SENT; developing.
BRITAIN-DOCTORS IN DANGER: Hospital organizations are lambasting Britain’s government for failing to give medical staff the appropriate clothing and equipment needed to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. SENT: 900 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: Iran has begun opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy. SENT: 990 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEAT PLANTS: JBS USA says it’s temporarily shutting down its big pork processing plant in southwestern Minnesota because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among workers. SENT; developing.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-FLORIDA UNEMPLOYMENT: Florida has processed its hundreds of thousands of new unemployment claims more slowly than any other state. SENT: 1000 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHAKE SHACK: The burger chain Shake Shack says it will return a small-business loan it got to help weather the coronavirus crisis after topping up its funding. SENT: 700 words.
TV-Q&A-JANE GOODALL: Jane Goodall says the planet has reaped the benefits of a cleaner environment from society shutting down during the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 790 words, photos.
TOKYO-VIRUS THREAT: TOKYO-VIRUS THREAT: A Japanese professor of infectious disease says he is “very pessimistic” the Tokyo Olympics can be held next year. SENT: 690 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE SPORTS CUTS: College sports programs are already being cut and more are likely on the chopping block. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered fears of an economic meltdown on campuses around the country. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-CLEANING POISONINGS: Reports of accidental poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants are up sharply, and researchers believe it’s related to the coronavirus epidemic. SENT: 260 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILITARY: The Pentagon is extending its restrictions on troop travel through the end of June. SENT: 270 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: The head of the World Health Organization has warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beginning to ease restrictive measures. SENT: 375 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELARUS: Schools have reopened in Belarus following an extended spring break, but authorities allowed parents to keep their children home even though the country has specifically steered clear of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 385 words.
ISRAEL-WORLD ANTI-SEMITISM: Israeli researchers say the global coronavirus outbreak has sparked a rise in anti-Semitic expression blaming Jews for the spread of the disease and the economic recession it has caused. SENT: 560 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO NARCOS: Mexico’s president has acknowledged that drug cartels have been handing out aid packages during the coronavirus pandemic, and called on them to stop. SENT: 280 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MYANMAR: The World Bank says it has approved $50 million in emergency financing to help Myanmar improve its hospital system to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 330 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRAZIL: Four days after firing his health minister amid the coronavirus pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he wants social isolation policies to end nationwide this week, though many Brazilian states say they are committed to such policies. SENT: 310 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEXICO MIGRANTS: Sixteen migrants from several countries have tested positive for coronavirus in Mexico’s northern border state of Tamaulipas. SENT: 400 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH AFRICA-GIRLFRIEND SMUGGLED: A man in South Africa has been arrested for trying to smuggle his girlfriend from one province to another in the trunk of his car to evade the country’s coronavirus lockdown regulations. SENT: 245 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDICAL GEAR DESTROYED: First responders say medical masks and protective surgical gowns were destroyed when a tractor-trailer caught fire on a highway in Tennessee. SENT: 140 words.
SOPRANOS PODCAST: The corovavirus pandemic almost upended a new podcast about the hit TV series “The Sopranos” before it even started. SENT: 500 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UFFIZI: The director of Italy’s Uffizi Galleries is expecting a boom in visitors after coronavirus restrictions end based on the museum’s past experiences. SENT: 345 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-IDRIS ELBA: Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after contracting the coronavirus. SENT: 450 words.
MUSIC-BRAD PAISLEY: Brad Paisley wants to raise a glass with his fans, so just send him a text. The country star released a new single, “No I in Beer,” and has been surprising people on video calls to share in a virtual happy hour. SENT: 500 words.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-DAVID GUETTA: Miami Police say they dispersed crowds violating social distancing guidelines during David Guetta’s coronavirus relief concert in Miami. SENT: 135 words.
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.
-Virus Europe Spread (map): An auto updating European map tracking the total confirmed cases, recoveries and deaths from coronavirus.
-Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000)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.
-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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