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Health workers applaud as people react from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoManu Fernandez)

Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

Homeless people, some wearing masks against the spread of the new coronavirus, wait to enter to a temporary shelter before a stay-at-home curfew in Guatemala City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)

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A medical worker transports a patient at Montefiore Medical Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMary Altaffer)

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In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo, Patrick Crilly, left, and Deja Trudeaux, practicing social distancing from their friends and family, kiss after taking their own engagement photograph in front of the Algiers Courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. The couple has not set a wedding date yet. (David GrunfeldThe Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Advocate)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-CHINA-BLAME GAME — President Donald Trump's diverging viewpoints on the coronavirus and China have generated finger-pointing by both Beijing and Washington, further destabilizing a critical relationship between countries with the world's two largest economies and militaries. By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak at most two players of the German first division, Bundesliga, soccer club Schalke 04 exercise together to keep distance during the training on the club's training ground in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, April 1, 2020. The German Football League (DFL) announced all matches will be suspended until at least 30th April due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SHUTDOWN-SNITCHING — Residents are snitching on businesses and neighbors as authorities worldwide work to enforce business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders meant to limit person-to-person contact amid the coronavirus pandemic. By Tammy Webber. SENT: 800 words, photos. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and President Donald Trump speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOW TO SPEND $2 TRILLION — Trump hopes to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks — which means putting his political fate in the hands of banks, profit-minded businesses and the government bureaucrats he has frequently derided. SENT: 1,280 words, photos.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — The mayor of Los Angeles urges 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they walk out in public, even as state health officials shied away from requiring a coverup. SENT: 700 words, photos, video.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

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In this Saturday, March 28, 2020, photo, a teddy bear sits under an umbrella in a tree outside a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PERU-SUMMER-PHOTO GALLERY — Once-packed Peru beach emptied by virus outbreak. SENT: 220 words, photos.

In this Monday, March 30, 2020, photo, a teddy bear hangs upside down in a window of a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GRAND-CANYON — Grand Canyon National Park closes to visitors amid pandemic. SENT: 430 words, photos.

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Health workers applaud as people react from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoManu Fernandez)

Health workers applaud as people react from their houses in support of the medical staff that are working on the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoManu Fernandez)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES — Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but a wave of deadly outbreaks nearly every day since suggests that the measures including a ban on visits and daily health screenings of staffers either came too late or were not rigorous enough. By Jim Mustian, Bernard Condon and Candice Choi. SENT: 1,360 words, photos, video.

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Homeless people, some wearing masks against the spread of the new coronavirus, wait to enter to a temporary shelter before a stay-at-home curfew in Guatemala City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)

Homeless people, some wearing masks against the spread of the new coronavirus, wait to enter to a temporary shelter before a stay-at-home curfew in Guatemala City, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. (AP PhotoMoises Castillo)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — New York rushes to bring in an army of medical volunteers as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubles in 72 hours to more than 1,900, while the global number of people diagnosed with the illness edged closer to 1 million. As hot spots flare around the U.S. in places like New Orleans and Southern California, the nation's biggest city was the hardest hit of them all, with bodies loaded onto refrigerated morgue trucks by gurney and forklift outside overwhelmed hospitals. By Robert Bumsted, Angela Charlton and Mark Sherman. SENT: 1,130 words, photos. With VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

A medical worker transports a patient at Montefiore Medical Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMary Altaffer)

A medical worker transports a patient at Montefiore Medical Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMary Altaffer)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP-CHINA-BLAME GAME — President Donald Trump's diverging viewpoints on the coronavirus and China have generated finger-pointing by both Beijing and Washington, further destabilizing a critical relationship between countries with the world's two largest economies and militaries. By Deb Riechmann. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WUHAN-GREEN PASS — Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen. Green is the "health code" that says a user is symptom-free and it’s required to board a subway, check into a hotel or just enter Wuhan, the central city of 11 million people where the pandemic began in December. SENT: 840 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — Trump wants to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure projects, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that seems about right. But when it comes to trying to upgrade the country's road, rail, water and broadband systems, Washington frequently veers off the tracks. By Alan Fram and Kevin Freking. SENT: 980 words, photo.

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo, Patrick Crilly, left, and Deja Trudeaux, practicing social distancing from their friends and family, kiss after taking their own engagement photograph in front of the Algiers Courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. The couple has not set a wedding date yet. (David GrunfeldThe Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Advocate)

In this Tuesday, March 31, 2020 photo, Patrick Crilly, left, and Deja Trudeaux, practicing social distancing from their friends and family, kiss after taking their own engagement photograph in front of the Algiers Courthouse during the coronavirus pandemic in New Orleans. The couple has not set a wedding date yet. (David GrunfeldThe Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Advocate)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-SHUTDOWN-SNITCHING — Residents are snitching on businesses and neighbors as authorities worldwide work to enforce business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders meant to limit person-to-person contact amid the coronavirus pandemic. By Tammy Webber. SENT: 800 words, photos. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

Find more all-format coverage on the Virus Outbreak featured topic page in AP Newsroom.

AMERICAN HOSTAGES — Relatives of Americans who are wrongfully imprisoned abroad or held hostage by militant groups say in a report that the U.S. government still must do better in communicating with them, though improvements have been made over the last five years. By Eric Tucker. SENT: 820 words, photo.

Due to the coronavirus outbreak at most two players of the German first division, Bundesliga, soccer club Schalke 04 exercise together to keep distance during the training on the club's training ground in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, April 1, 2020. The German Football League (DFL) announced all matches will be suspended until at least 30th April due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)

Due to the coronavirus outbreak at most two players of the German first division, Bundesliga, soccer club Schalke 04 exercise together to keep distance during the training on the club's training ground in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, April 1, 2020. The German Football League (DFL) announced all matches will be suspended until at least 30th April due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATIONAL SHUTDOWN — Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. SENT: 1,140 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-SHUTDOWNS-Q&A — A look at state and federal government powers in emergencies.

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and President Donald Trump speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and President Donald Trump speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOW TO SPEND $2 TRILLION — Trump hopes to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks — which means putting his political fate in the hands of banks, profit-minded businesses and the government bureaucrats he has frequently derided. SENT: 1,280 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TENNESSEE DOUBLE STRIKE — Thousands of people in Middle Tennessee have been hit with a double strike of adversity — a series of twisters that tore through the region in early March and now the new coronavirus. SENT: 860 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-ONE-GOOD-THING-VENTILATOR-REPAIRS — A hydrogen fuel cell company in California has been refurbishing old ventilators so hospitals can use them to keep coronavirus patients alive. SENT: 590 words, photos.

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA — The mayor of Los Angeles urges 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they walk out in public, even as state health officials shied away from requiring a coverup. SENT: 700 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST — The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country's health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry says. SENT: 370 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AIRCRAFT CARRIER — U.S. Navy officials say nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday as military leaders struggle to quarantine crew members in the face of an outbreak. SENT: 930 words, photos, video.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

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WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

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CONTAMINATED-DRUGS-HEARTBURN — FDA wants heartburn medications off the market due to contamination. SENT: 320 words, photo.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PERU-SUMMER-PHOTO GALLERY — Once-packed Peru beach emptied by virus outbreak. SENT: 220 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW ZEALAND BEARS — New Zealand embraces teddies to help make lockdown bear-able. SENT: 440 words, photos.

HOSPITAL-SHIP-TRAIN-ATTACK — Feds: Man intentionally derailed L.A. train near hospital ship. SENT: 550 words, photos.

In this Saturday, March 28, 2020, photo, a teddy bear sits under an umbrella in a tree outside a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

In this Saturday, March 28, 2020, photo, a teddy bear sits under an umbrella in a tree outside a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-GRAND-CANYON — Grand Canyon National Park closes to visitors amid pandemic. SENT: 430 words, photos.

BEIJING — 2022 Beijing 2022 planners assessing impact of postponing Tokyo. SENT: 230 words, photo.

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In this Monday, March 30, 2020, photo, a teddy bear hangs upside down in a window of a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

In this Monday, March 30, 2020, photo, a teddy bear hangs upside down in a window of a house in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders are embracing an international movement in which people are placing teddy bears in their windows during coronavirus lockdowns to brighten the mood and give children a game to play by spotting the bears in their neighborhoods. (AP PhotoMark Baker)

INTERNATIONAL

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PAKISTAN-DANIEL-PEARL — A Pakistani court overturns the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street journalist Daniel Pearl. SENT: 330 words, photos.

AUSTRALIA-CARDINAL CHARGED — Australia's highest court will deliver its ruling next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse. SENT: 340 words, photo.

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Asian stocks were meandering after a White House warning that as many as 240,000 Americans might die of the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling and signs of the outbreak's global economic cost increased. By Business Writer Joe McDonald. SENT: 790 words, photos.

SMALLBIZ-VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS HELP-Q&A — Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for an individual and nationwide cataclysm, the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak. By Business Writer Joyce M. Rosenberg. SENT: 1,230 words, photos.

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TIM DAHLBERG—SPORTS HOLDOUTS — Dana White and Roger Goodell both seem to think they’re smarter than anyone else when it comes to navigating the UFC and NFL through the coronavirus crisis. By Sports Columnist Tim Dahlberg. SENT: 820 words, photos.

HOOPS DREAM — Chris Sutherland took an improbable path to big-time college basketball when he suited up for Florida for two games that were five years in the making. By Sports Writer Mark Long. SENT: 1,400 words, photos.

MINOR LEAGUERS' PLIGHT — Minor league hockey players in the ECHL are struggling after the rest of the season was canceled because of the coronavirus epidemic. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. SENT: 800 words, photos.

ENTERTAINMENT

OBIT-ELLIS MARSALIS — Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, one of his sons says. He was 85. By Janet McConnaughey and Rebecca Santana. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

OBIT-ADAM SCHLESINGER — Emmy and Grammy-winning musician and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with his band Fountains of Wayne and on the TV show “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died after contracting the coronavirus. He was 52. By Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton. SENT: 730 words, photos.

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