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An army official addresses market workers who tested positive for COVID-19, during a testing operation by the Health Ministry at the "Ciudad de Dios," or City of God market in Lima, Peru, Monday, May 11, 2020. Workers were given their results on the spot, and those with symptoms who tested positive were taken to another location, while those who were asymptomatic were asked to quarantine at home. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)

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.

A woman wears a face mask at the bus station in Brasília, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2020. Starting Monday, the capital city's government will fine or jail those who do not wear a face mask in public, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)

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In this May 2, 2020 photo, a sea lion sits outside a hotel that is closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The majority of the island hotels are usually occupied throughout the year, but all reservations have been canceled through July. (AP PhotoAdrian Vasquez)

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Mourners gather at the graves of their loved ones at a special section of Istanbul's Baklaci cemetery that is devoted to COVID-19 victims, in Istanbul's Beykoz district, Monday, May 11, 2020.  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government announced a "normalization plan" as the number of new virus cases declined last week but warned of tougher measures, if infections go up again.(AP Photo Emrah Gurel)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-READY TO REOPEN? — A Senate hearing on reopening workplaces and schools safely is turning into a teaching moment on the fickle nature of the coronavirus outbreak. Senior health officials scheduled to testify in person will instead appear via video link. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 740 words, photo. UPCOMING: 900 words after 10 a.m. hearing.

Students affiliated with Nepal Student Union light torches during a protest amid lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 11, 2020. The protest was held against the Indian government Friday inaugurating a new road through a disputed territory between India and Nepal. The 80-kilometer (50-mile) Lipu Lekh road is the shortest route from New Delhi to Kailash-Mansarovar, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Tibetan plateau. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NICARAGUA — Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government has stood out for its refusal to impose measures to halt the novel coronavirus. Now, doctors and family members of victims say the government has gone from denying the disease’s presence in the country to actively trying to conceal its spread. By Gabriela Selser. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

Clothes are left to dry on a window at a slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India's train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRafiq Maqbool)

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A migrant workers family desperate to reach their home in neighboring Madhya Pradesh state hitchhike behind a truck that will take them to the outskirts of the city in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India’s train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILITARY SPENDING — The government’s $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 990 words, photo.

Residents protest on the street asking the government to supply them with food and to be allowed to leave, in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, May 11, 2020. The Kenyan government on May 6 sealed off the Eastleigh area of the capital Nairobi and the Old Town area of the port city of Mombasa, with no movement permitted in or out for 15 days, due to "a surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases". (AP PhotoBrian Inganga)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PLEXIGLASS PARLIAMENTS — Across Europe and beyond, parliaments have had to adapt their operations to stop the new coronavirus spreading through the corridors of power. SENT: 870 words, photos.

Workers clean the elevators of a business building in Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that Japan extend a state of emergency until end of May. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

A separate advisory has been sent outlining AP’s complete coronavirus coverage.

People wearing face masks and gloves to protect against coronavirus, observe social distancing guidelines as they go down the subway on the escalator in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. From Tuesday onward, wearing face masks and latex gloves is mandatory for people using Moscow's public transport. President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared an end to a partial economic shutdown across Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he said that many restrictions will remain in place. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)

RISE-UP-NEW-YORK — Telethon raises $115 million for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19. SENT: 420 words, photo.

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An army official addresses market workers who tested positive for COVID-19, during a testing operation by the Health Ministry at the "Ciudad de Dios," or City of God market in Lima, Peru, Monday, May 11, 2020. Workers were given their results on the spot, and those with symptoms who tested positive were taken to another location, while those who were asymptomatic were asked to quarantine at home. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)

An army official addresses market workers who tested positive for COVID-19, during a testing operation by the Health Ministry at the "Ciudad de Dios," or City of God market in Lima, Peru, Monday, May 11, 2020. Workers were given their results on the spot, and those with symptoms who tested positive were taken to another location, while those who were asymptomatic were asked to quarantine at home. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRAN-DOCTORS They are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing with Iran’s growing number of coronavirus infections, such praise rings hollow. While crippling sanctions imposed by the U.S. government left the country ill-equipped to deal with the fast-moving virus, some medical professionals say government and religious leaders bear the brunt of the blame for allowing the virus to spread — and for hiding how much it had spread. By Maggie Michael. SENT: 1,930 words, photos. An abridged version of 1,110 words is also available.

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A woman wears a face mask at the bus station in Brasília, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2020. Starting Monday, the capital city's government will fine or jail those who do not wear a face mask in public, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)

A woman wears a face mask at the bus station in Brasília, Brazil, Monday, May 11, 2020. Starting Monday, the capital city's government will fine or jail those who do not wear a face mask in public, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP PhotoEraldo Peres)

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VIRUS OUTBREAK — India’s trains will start rolling again and millions in the Philippines will be able to leave their homes, even as an expert warns that many countries are driving blind as they reopen because they haven’t set up strong systems to track new outbreaks of the coronavirus. By Nick Perry and Jim Mustian. SENT: 850 words, photos. VIRUS-OUTBREAK-INDIA TRAINS — India to start limited trains as it looks to ease lockdown; VIRUS OUTBREAK-ASIA — Singapore partly reopens despite rise in cases; VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a sea lion sits outside a hotel that is closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The majority of the island hotels are usually occupied throughout the year, but all reservations have been canceled through July. (AP PhotoAdrian Vasquez)

In this May 2, 2020 photo, a sea lion sits outside a hotel that is closed because of the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The majority of the island hotels are usually occupied throughout the year, but all reservations have been canceled through July. (AP PhotoAdrian Vasquez)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-READY TO REOPEN? — A Senate hearing on reopening workplaces and schools safely is turning into a teaching moment on the fickle nature of the coronavirus outbreak. Senior health officials scheduled to testify in person will instead appear via video link. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Lauran Neergaard. SENT: 740 words, photo. UPCOMING: 900 words after 10 a.m. hearing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE NEWLY INFECTED — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, thousands of new coronavirus infections are being reported daily, many of them job-related. By National Writer David Crary. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FRAUD — Federal officials say the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed a wave of fraud. An arm of the Department of Homeland Security has opened more than 300 cases in recent weeks that include counterfeit products and medicines as well as fake tests for the virus. By Ben Fox and Alan Suderman. SENT: 1,030 words, photo.

Mourners gather at the graves of their loved ones at a special section of Istanbul's Baklaci cemetery that is devoted to COVID-19 victims, in Istanbul's Beykoz district, Monday, May 11, 2020.  Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government announced a "normalization plan" as the number of new virus cases declined last week but warned of tougher measures, if infections go up again.(AP Photo Emrah Gurel)

Mourners gather at the graves of their loved ones at a special section of Istanbul's Baklaci cemetery that is devoted to COVID-19 victims, in Istanbul's Beykoz district, Monday, May 11, 2020. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government announced a "normalization plan" as the number of new virus cases declined last week but warned of tougher measures, if infections go up again.(AP Photo Emrah Gurel)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NICARAGUA — Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government has stood out for its refusal to impose measures to halt the novel coronavirus. Now, doctors and family members of victims say the government has gone from denying the disease’s presence in the country to actively trying to conceal its spread. By Gabriela Selser. SENT: 1,150 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AP CAPTURES LIVES LOST — Across the world, the devastation caused by the coronavirus is told in the voices of those left behind. In England, the brother of Amged El-Hawrani, a Sudanese immigrant who became a successful doctor, says a rock of the family has been lost. “We would all lean on him very heavily.” By Peter Prengaman. SENT: 960 words, photo. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

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

Students affiliated with Nepal Student Union light torches during a protest amid lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 11, 2020. The protest was held against the Indian government Friday inaugurating a new road through a disputed territory between India and Nepal. The 80-kilometer (50-mile) Lipu Lekh road is the shortest route from New Delhi to Kailash-Mansarovar, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Tibetan plateau. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

Students affiliated with Nepal Student Union light torches during a protest amid lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 11, 2020. The protest was held against the Indian government Friday inaugurating a new road through a disputed territory between India and Nepal. The 80-kilometer (50-mile) Lipu Lekh road is the shortest route from New Delhi to Kailash-Mansarovar, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Tibetan plateau. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shrestha)

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-BREXIT-FARMERS — Britain’s fruit and vegetable farmers have long dreaded their country’s exit from the European Union, worrying that it would keep out the tens of thousands of Eastern European workers who come every year to pick produce. SENT: 1,000 words, photos.

Clothes are left to dry on a window at a slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India's train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRafiq Maqbool)

Clothes are left to dry on a window at a slum in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India's train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRafiq Maqbool)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MILITARY SPENDING — The government’s $3 trillion effort to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis is stirring worry at the Pentagon. Bulging federal deficits may force a reversal of years of big defense spending gains and threaten prized projects. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. SENT: 990 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is poised to unveil the next coronavirus aid package, but Senate Republicans say they are not planning to vote on any new relief until June. By Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro. SENT: 570 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE — Trump insists his administration has “met the moment” and “prevailed” on coronavirus testing, but the upbeat message is undercut by the new protective measures implemented to keep him safe. SENT: 990 words, photos, video. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE-MICROCOSM — White House virus trouble is microcosm of what America faces.

A migrant workers family desperate to reach their home in neighboring Madhya Pradesh state hitchhike behind a truck that will take them to the outskirts of the city in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India’s train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

A migrant workers family desperate to reach their home in neighboring Madhya Pradesh state hitchhike behind a truck that will take them to the outskirts of the city in Mumbai, India, Monday, May 11, 2020. India’s train network, closed in late March, will gradually restart operations on Tuesday as the country eases its coronavirus lockdown amid a steep rise in the cases of infections. (AP PhotoRajanish Kakade)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PLEXIGLASS PARLIAMENTS — Across Europe and beyond, parliaments have had to adapt their operations to stop the new coronavirus spreading through the corridors of power. SENT: 870 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA-FIRE — A fire at St. George Hospital in St. Petersburg killed five coronavirus patients who were on ventilators, Russian emergency officials say. SENT: 180 words.

GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at how New York City’s homeless population is in many ways bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

Residents protest on the street asking the government to supply them with food and to be allowed to leave, in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, May 11, 2020. The Kenyan government on May 6 sealed off the Eastleigh area of the capital Nairobi and the Old Town area of the port city of Mombasa, with no movement permitted in or out for 15 days, due to "a surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases". (AP PhotoBrian Inganga)

Residents protest on the street asking the government to supply them with food and to be allowed to leave, in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, May 11, 2020. The Kenyan government on May 6 sealed off the Eastleigh area of the capital Nairobi and the Old Town area of the port city of Mombasa, with no movement permitted in or out for 15 days, due to "a surge in the number of positive coronavirus cases". (AP PhotoBrian Inganga)

A separate advisory has been sent outlining AP’s complete coronavirus coverage.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDIA — Trump abruptly ends briefing after contentious exchanges. SENT: 300 words, photos, video.

Workers clean the elevators of a business building in Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that Japan extend a state of emergency until end of May. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

Workers clean the elevators of a business building in Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that Japan extend a state of emergency until end of May. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)

RISE-UP-NEW-YORK — Telethon raises $115 million for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19. SENT: 420 words, photo.

UNIVERSITY-OF-CALIFORNIA-STANDARDIZED-TESTS — University of California: End use of SAT in admissions. SENT: 380 words.

HONG KONG-NATIONAL ANTHEM BILL — Hong Kong to prioritize passing of contentious anthem bill. SENT: 450 words, photo.

People wearing face masks and gloves to protect against coronavirus, observe social distancing guidelines as they go down the subway on the escalator in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. From Tuesday onward, wearing face masks and latex gloves is mandatory for people using Moscow's public transport. President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared an end to a partial economic shutdown across Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he said that many restrictions will remain in place. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)

People wearing face masks and gloves to protect against coronavirus, observe social distancing guidelines as they go down the subway on the escalator in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. From Tuesday onward, wearing face masks and latex gloves is mandatory for people using Moscow's public transport. President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared an end to a partial economic shutdown across Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, but he said that many restrictions will remain in place. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — Israeli army: Soldier killed by rock during West Bank raid. SENT: 190 words.

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SUPREME COURT-TRUMP-TAXES — The Supreme Court is taking up Trump’s bid to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major clash over accountability that could affect the 2020 presidential campaign. By Mark Sherman. UPCOMING: 400 words, photo by 5 a.m.; updates after 10 a.m. arguments.

ELECTION 2020-MAIL VOTING — While Trump claims mail-in voting is ripe for fraud and “cheaters,” his reelection campaign and state allies are scrambling to launch operations meant to help their voters cast ballots in the mail. SENT: 970 words, photo.

ELECTION-2020-HOUSE-CALIFORNIA-SPECIAL-ELECTION — A swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles is up for grabs in a special election that has become an early test for Trump as he seeks a second term. Trump has sought to bring his influence to the fight between Republican Mike Garcia and Democrat Christy Smith for California’s 25th District, which cuts through a hilly stretch of suburbs and small ranches that includes the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. By Political Writer Michael R. Blood. SENT: 830 words, photos.

ELECTION-2020-NEBRASKA — Nebraska will hold the nation’s first in-person primary since a heavily criticized election in Wisconsin five weeks ago in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 310 words, photos.

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AFGHANISTAN — Gunmen storm a hospital in the western part of the Afghan capital, setting off a gun battle with the police, officials say. SENT: 240 words, photo.

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ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACKS — American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reports. SENT: 940 words, photos.

ARMY-CORPS-UTILITY-PERMITS — A U.S. judge revises a recent court ruling that threatened to hold up thousands of utility projects crossing streams and wetlands but left in place a requirement for new oil and gas pipelines to undergo further environmental review. SENT: 440 words, photo.

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FINANCIAL-MARKETS — Shares were mostly lower in Asia as worries over fresh outbreaks of coronavirus cases overshadowed hopes over reopening economies. By Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 780 words, photos. With JAPAN-EARNS-TOYOTA — Toyota profit drops on virus outbreak but recovery expected; JAPAN-EARNS-HONDA — Honda sinks deeper into quarterly losses on virus outbreak.

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THOSE NL DHs — Both leagues in Major League Baseball could be playing by the same rules this year under a proposal by owners in the virus-delayed season to have the National League use the DH on a full-time basis. By Baseball Writer Ben Walker. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRAINING AT HOME — The coronavirus crisis has forced many athletes to be creative as they try to continue their training, but in some Olympic sports, working from home is fairly routine. By Sports Writer Noah Trister. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RECRUITING — The coronavirus is preventing prospects from leaving home to visit campuses and is keeping college coaches from traveling to evaluate players across the country. By Sports Writer Steve Megargee. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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