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VIRUS OUTBREAK-PSYCHOLOGICAL TOLL — The pressures on intensive care units in Italy and Spain may have eased in recent days as new coronavirus cases decline. But the psychological toll on doctors and nurses is only now beginning to emerge. Already, two nurses in Italy have killed themselves, and psychologists have made therapists available to give free consultations for medical personnel to cope with the emotional toll of seeing so much death. By Nicole Winfield, Maria Grazia Murru and Aritz Parra. SENT: 1,050 words, photos.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — As New York City faces one of its darkest days with the death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000 — more than the number killed on 9/11 — the Chinese city where the global pandemic began lifts its final restrictions on movement as deaths there plummeted. The tale of two cities came as the coronavirus crisis continued to strain health care systems from Europe to North America, roil global stock markets, and strand international travelers behind closed borders. By Marina Villeneuve and Chris Blake. SENT: 1,110 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-LOCKDOWN LIFTED — After more than two months indoors, Wuhan resident Tong Zhengkun was one of millions of people enjoying a renewed sense of freedom when the Chinese city’s 76-day coronavirus lockdown was lifted. “I haven’t been outside for more than 70 days,” an emotional Tong says as he watched a celebratory light display from a bridge across the broad Yangtze River flowing through the city. “Being indoors for so long drove me crazy.” By Sam McNeil. SENT: 900 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WUHAN-PHOTO GALLERY — Wuhan a city in slumber before the lockdown’s end; VIRUS OUTBREAK-CHINA-CRITIC INVESTIGATED — China investigates party member critical of Xi over outbreak.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-DEFIANT-PLANNING — In the “new normal” that is America during the coronavirus pandemic, the act of making plans has taken on a complicated new meaning. People are craving structure amid the uncertainty and chaos, and for some, that means holding on to plans, both short-term and long-term, they had before the virus struck. Or it means making new plans — for a summer wedding or a fall vacation. But how can one make plans when nobody knows how long the current situation will last? By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PALESTINIAN WORKERS — The coronavirus outbreak poses a dilemma for tens of thousands of Palestinian laborers working inside Israel who can no longer travel back and forth from their homes in the occupied West Bank. They can stay inside Israel, where wages are much higher but where the outbreak is more severe, or they can return home to quarantine and unemployment in the West Bank. By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Joseph Krauss. SENT: 930 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NATION’S CAPITAL — National and local health officials are predicting a looming spike in infections that could turn Washington, D.C., into a second-wave coronavirus hotspot. Mayor Muriel Bowser has struggled to persuade non-compliant residents to avoid pickup basketball games and other gatherings. By Ashraf Khalil. SENT: 740 words, photos. Also see MORE ON VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

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ELECTION 2020-WISCONSIN — If Wisconsin was a test case for voting in the age of coronavirus, it did not go well for many voters. Thousands were forced to congregate for hours in long lines with no protective gear. Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health and unable to be counted because requested absentee ballots never arrived. By Steve Peoples and Scott Bauer. SENT: 960 words, photos. With ELECTION 2020-WISCONSIN-BLACK VOTERS Black voters weigh history, health as they vote in Wisconsin. Also see ELECTION 2020-VOTING below.

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