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Sheriff Ed Gonzalez presents Rynda Scholwinski the flag off of his coffin during funeral services for her husband, Harris County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Raymond Scholwinski, at Humble First Assembly of God in Humble, Texas, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Sgt. Scholwinski, 70, died May 6 after falling ill from COVID-19. He was a 39-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. (Karen WarrenHouston Chronicle via AP)

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.

President Donald Trump adjusts his tie during a tour of Owens & Minor Inc., a medical supply company, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRAQ-SURVIVING THE VIRUS — An Iraqi doctor experienced life in quarantine as a patient after she and her mother contracted the coronavirus. Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji’s struggles lay bare Iraq’s health system, battered by decades of war and neglect. Hospitals lack supplies. Medical staff lack training and are terrified of exposure to patients. Al-Khafaji scrubbed clean her own quarantine ward when she saw how dirty it was and monitored her fellow patients when nurses were afraid to. And when she was finally released, she returned home to a concrete sign from her neighbors of the stigma surrounding coronavirus infection. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

Kate Gouin, a nurse manager at Pine Heights at Brattleboro Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, comforts Fred Castine as he is moved when his family drives by during a parade in Brattleboro, Vt., Thursday, May 14, 2020. Pine Heights organized the parade where family members could drive by and see their loved ones at the nursing home. (Kristopher RadderThe Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS — As the coronavirus leaves colleges holding “virtual graduation” events online, many schools are recruiting famous figures to deliver speeches over their laptops instead of the lectern. The big names include Tom Hanks, Pharrell Williams, Tom Brady and Oprah Winfrey. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT: 860 words, photos. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

A man salutes as President Donald Trump's motorcade drives past on Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. (AP PhotoMatt Rourke)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — Trump says he intends to prepare the country for future pandemics by restocking the national stockpile, including bringing critical manufacturing back to the U.S. from abroad. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.

Loved ones of Glen Ridge Police Officer Charles Roberts react during a memorial service Thursday, May 14, 2020, Glen Ridge, N.J. (AP PhotoFrank Franklin II)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VETERANS HOMES — A congressional watchdog agency agrees to investigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ oversight of homes for aging veterans following a surge of coronavirus deaths at the state-run facilities. SENT: 320 words, photo.

A counter protester holds a sign supporting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stay-at-home order during a rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-PUBS — U.K. pubs await call to open doors again. CLOSED SENT: 710 words, photos.

A protester with toy weapons watches during a rally against Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, May 14, 2020. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-UN-MYANMAR — The United Kingdom urges Myanmar’s military to extend its recently announced cease-fire to include the escalating conflict in northern Rakhine and Chin states where civilians are suffering a heavy toll at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 520 words.

In this photo taken on Saturday, May 9, 2020, Martine Escoyez, right, and her friend Michelle Ullens, center, visit their friend Parvine Djazayeri via a crane platform from her fourth floor window at the La Cambre senior living home in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium. Tristan Van den Bosch, an operator of mobile platforms, saw his equipment stand idle because of the coronavirus pandemic and realized too many families could not see their locked-up elderly in care homes. Two problems created one solution and Van den Bosch has been driving his cranes to care homes in several towns across Belgium to lift the spirits of all involved. (AP PhotoVirginia Mayo)

GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today focuses on how a community in Georgia became one of the hardest hit places in the U.S. – and a cautionary tale of what happens when the virus seeps into communities that are rural, mostly African American and poor. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

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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.

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Protesters gather outside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz' official residence Thursday, May 14, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn., to call on him to loosen restrictions imposed across the state because of the coronavirus. The governor announced Wednesday evening a number of changes which will take effect Monday. (AP PhotoJim Mone)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRAQ-SURVIVING THE VIRUS — An Iraqi doctor experienced life in quarantine as a patient after she and her mother contracted the coronavirus. Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji’s struggles lay bare Iraq’s health system, battered by decades of war and neglect. Hospitals lack supplies. Medical staff lack training and are terrified of exposure to patients. Al-Khafaji scrubbed clean her own quarantine ward when she saw how dirty it was and monitored her fellow patients when nurses were afraid to. And when she was finally released, she returned home to a concrete sign from her neighbors of the stigma surrounding coronavirus infection. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS — As the coronavirus leaves colleges holding “virtual graduation” events online, many schools are recruiting famous figures to deliver speeches over their laptops instead of the lectern. The big names include Tom Hanks, Pharrell Williams, Tom Brady and Oprah Winfrey. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT: 860 words, photos. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

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Tulane University graduates pop prosecco as they pose for graduation photos on a largely empty Bourbon Street, due to the coronavirus pandemic, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. (AP PhotoGerald Herbert)

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP — Trump says he intends to prepare the country for future pandemics by restocking the national stockpile, including bringing critical manufacturing back to the U.S. from abroad. SENT: 970 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VETERANS HOMES — A congressional watchdog agency agrees to investigate the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ oversight of homes for aging veterans following a surge of coronavirus deaths at the state-run facilities. SENT: 320 words, photo.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN-PUBS — U.K. pubs await call to open doors again. CLOSED SENT: 710 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-UN-MYANMAR — The United Kingdom urges Myanmar’s military to extend its recently announced cease-fire to include the escalating conflict in northern Rakhine and Chin states where civilians are suffering a heavy toll at the time of the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 520 words.

GROUND GAME — AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today focuses on how a community in Georgia became one of the hardest hit places in the U.S. – and a cautionary tale of what happens when the virus seeps into communities that are rural, mostly African American and poor. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

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VIRUS OUTBREAK-AUTO INDUSTRY JOBS — Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of auto workers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus. By Auto Writer Tom Krisher. SENT: 1,090 words, photos, video.

VIRUS OUTBREAK — Fresh coronavirus outbreaks are testing public health networks and the resolve of planners to reopen from pandemic shutdowns. A first case was confirmed among the 1 million refugees from Myanmar living in dire, overcrowded conditions in southern Bangladesh. Another, a local person living in the Cox’s Bazaar district, also tested positive, the refugee commissioner says. By Morgan Lee, Regina Garcia Cano and Elaine Kurtenbach. SENT: 1,180 words, photos. With BANGLADESH-ROHINGYA — First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh; VIRUS-OUTBREAK-THE-LATEST.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRAQ-SURVIVING THE VIRUS — An Iraqi doctor experienced life in quarantine as a patient after she and her mother contracted the coronavirus. Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji’s struggles lay bare Iraq’s health system, battered by decades of war and neglect. Hospitals lack supplies. Medical staff lack training and are terrified of exposure to patients. Al-Khafaji scrubbed clean her own quarantine ward when she saw how dirty it was and monitored her fellow patients when nurses were afraid to. And when she was finally released, she returned home to a concrete sign from her neighbors of the stigma surrounding coronavirus infection. By Samya Kullab. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

VIRUS-OUTBREAK-TEXAS-BACKLASH — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing. New outbreaks still crop up. And at Guero’s Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting, a log of every diner and where they sat is begrudgingly in the works. By Paul J. Weber and Jim Vertuno. SENT: 880 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CELEBRITY SCIENTISTS — President Donald Trump is never far from a public spat with his government’s top expert on the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most recent flare-up occurring this week over the pace of reopening schools. Among U.S. allies, however, many leaders are happy to step away from the spotlight to leverage experts’ ability to counter misleading information and appeal across political boundaries to gain public compliance for health restrictions. By Derek Gatopoulos. SENT: 900 words, photos.

VIRTUAL COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS — As the coronavirus leaves colleges holding “virtual graduation” events online, many schools are recruiting famous figures to deliver speeches over their laptops instead of the lectern. The big names include Tom Hanks, Pharrell Williams, Tom Brady and Oprah Winfrey. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT: 860 words, photos. Also see MORE ON THE VIRUS OUTBREAK below.

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