The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a stunning collapse in the U.S. workforce, with 10 million people losing their jobs in the past two weeks. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections worldwide has hit 1 million, with more than 50,000 deaths, according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Around the world, the economic damage from the crisis is piling up. And the competition for scarce ventilators, masks and other protective gear is fierce.

AP’s coronavirus podcast, “Ground Game: Inside the Outbreak,” today looks at the ripple-like effects of COVID-19, what we’ve lost since the outbreak began and how we chronicle a changing world in real-time. Listen to the podcast at https://appodcasts.com/category/ground-game/. Embed code is available on AP Coverage Plan.

The AP plans the following coverage. For up-to-the minute information, visit AP Newsroom's coverage hub at https://newsroom.ap.org/page/Coronavirus Find AP Virus Alerts here

UPCOMING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FUNERAL HOMES: Funeral directors in New York City are taking unprecedented steps to address surging demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. One director let the AP into his funeral home, which is storing more than 30 bodies in its basement and extra chapel, using air conditioners fo rmakeshift refrigeration. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos, by 7 p.m.

SENT/DEVELOPING:

VIRUS OUTBREAK: The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed, and economists warn unemployment could reach levels not seen since the Depression, as the economic damage piles up around the world. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-THE LATEST and VIRUS OUTBREAK-WHAT'S HAPPENING

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Major global stock markets and U.S. futures are higher following a rocky start to the day after a White House warning about possible American deaths from the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling. SENT; developing. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-BUSINESS FALLOUT.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN-INSIDE THE ICU: Never have so many people been inside the library of the Germans Trias i Pujol hospital in northeastern Spain. But the health care workers in improvised protective gear aren’t consulting medical books. Instead, they’re treating patients in critical condition suffering from pneumonia caused by the coronavirus. SENT: 500 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPAIN LIFE DECISIONS: Coronavirus patients over 80 years old in the hardest hit parts of Spain are not getting the same access to breathing machines and intensive care units as a shortage of supplies and hospitals beds forces hospitals to focus on younger patients deemed more likely to recover and live longer lives. SENT: 1200 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAUCI: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, owns up to doing some not-so smart things as he helps lead the effort to stem the spread of new coronavirus in the U.S., like forgetting to eat and not getting much sleep. The blunt-speaking Fauci also has had to endure a deluge of online threats and uncomfortable personal encounters with admirers. SENT: 800 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAUCI-SECURITY and VIRUS OUTBREAK-FAUCI-BOBBLEHEAD

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECUADOR: Hospitals are turning away patients and bodies are being left on streets and in homes for days in Guayaquil, a normally bustling Ecuadorian metropolis of 2.2 million that has become a hot spot in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic spreads. SENT: 1090 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-IRS PAYMENTS: The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not get checks until mid-August or later. SENT: 565 words., photos. With STIMULUS CHECKS-Q&A

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HIDDEN CARRIERS: Around the world, the race is on to protect people against becoming infected by unwitting coronavirus carriers. SENT: 960 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AP POLL-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: Amid growing worries about the coronavirus outbreak, Americans’ views on the national economic situation have plummeted, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. SENT: 800 words, photos. With VIRUS OUTBREAK-AP POLL-GOVERNMENT RESPONSE.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1000 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-EUROPE UNEMPLOYMENT: As both COVID-19 cases and unemployment rise across Europe, governments and the European Union are trying to cushion the violence of the economic shock with schemes to avoid layoffs. SENT: 800 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-VENTILATORS: The federal government is sitting on a stockpile of ventilators even as states are bidding against each other to obtain the desperately needed medical devices from private manufacturers. SENT: 1200 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDICINE SHORTAGES: Nine leading European university hospitals are warning they will run out of essential medicines needed for COVID-19 patients in intensive care in less than two weeks as they are increasingly crushed by the pandemic. SENT: 500 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NUCLEAR PLANTS: U.S. nuclear plants will be allowed to keep workers on longer shifts to deal with staffing problems in the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 770 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NURSING HOMES: Nursing homes across the U.S. have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their residents from coronavirus. But a wave of deadly outbreaks since suggests the measures either came too late or were not rigorous enough SENT: 1300 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-DIARY-MISSING BASEBALL: Right now, there’s no watching from lawn chairs the grandkids’ games of tee-ball, with kids piling on each other fighting for the ball while a coach windmills his arm to a confused runner. SENT: 635 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-FRANCE BOLERO: Even with its members scattered far and wide by the coronavirus, an orchestra in France has managed to make sweet music in lockdown. SENT: 550 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE GOOD THING-VENTILATOR REPAIRS: Bloom Energy in San Jose, California, makes hydrogen fuel cells. But recently, they have been refurbishing old ventilators so hospitals can use them to keep coronavirus patients alive. SENT: 550 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MEDICINE SHORTAGES: Nine leading European university hospitals are warning they will run out of essential medicines needed for COVID-19 patients in intensive care in less than two weeks. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-STIMULUS-SQUEEZED OUT: As the federal government prepares to launch a $349 billion loan program meant to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, critics have growing concerns that some mom-and-pop shops might get squeezed out. SENT: 890 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SMALL BUSINESS HELP-Q&A: Millions of small business owners will be turning to the government, seeking help for the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 1170 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HARDEST HIT: New data shows that the coronavirus pandemic is hitting especially hard in New York City neighborhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have many people living under one roof. SENT: 470 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONSTRUCTION CAMPS: Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus. SENT: 1050 words, photos.

ELECTION 2020-CONVENTIONS: The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention until the week of Aug. 17. SENT: 835 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TRUMP: The Trump administration is formalizing new guidance to recommend that many, if not all, Americans wear face coverings when leaving home, in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW YORK: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Thursday that the state’s supply of breathing machines could be exhausted in six days if the number of people made critically ill by the coronavirus outbreak continues at its current rate. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CRUISE SHIPS: Passengers aboard two cruise ships that have had coronavirus cases and deaths have been given the green light to disembark at a Florida port. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BRITAIN: The British government is promising to increase testing for the new coronavirus to 10 times the current level within the month. SENT: 810 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-MIDEAST: Iran’s parliament says speaker Ali Larijani has contracted the new coronavirus, the country's highest-ranking government figure yet to catch the disease, while in Israel several top officials entered quarantine when the health minister tested positive. SENT: 945 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CALIFORNIA: The mayor of Los Angeles is urging 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they're in public, while state health officials are shying away from requiring a coverup. SENT; developing.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-AFRICA: Health officials say some African countries will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases by the end of April. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin has ordered most Russians to stay off work until the end of the month to curb the spread of the coronavirus. SENT: 750 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BELARUS: While Belarus’ neighbors impose increasing restrictions on public life to halt the virus’ spread, Belarus is facing the crisis with bravado and casual disregard. SENT: 600 words, photos.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-CONGRESS: There's fresh economic data that details a record avalanche of unemployment claims. But it's offering no signs of easing the rift between Democrats and Republicans over the need for new legislation financing infrastructure and other job-creation programs to help the economy and battle the coronavirus. SENT; developing.

OBIT-ELLIS MARSALIS: New Orleans jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. , the patriarch of the New Orleans clan that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought on by COVID-19. SENT: 1150 words, photos.

OBIT-KEVIN DUFFY: Kevin Duffy, a longtime judge who presided over three major New York terrorism trials in the 1990s, has died of the coronavirus. SENT: 470 words, photos.

OBIT-GOMEZ NIETO: The last surviving member of a company of Spanish soldiers that fought with French forces in liberating Paris from Nazi occupation in 1944 has died of the new coronavirus. SENT: 400 words, photos.

ALSO:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-ONE FAMILY: South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer became one of the first people in the state to pick up the coronavirus from an unknown source. The virus spread quickly through his extended family, resulting in multiple infections and the death of his niece. SENT: 530 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIFE CARE CENTER: Federal authorities have proposed a $611,000 fine for a Seattle-area nursing home connected to at least 40 coronavirus deaths. SENT: 300 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-WISCONSIN ELECTION: A federal judge has decided not to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary but will give people more time to file absentee ballots. SENT: 330 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-HOMELESS: The Trump administration says it's distributing about $3 billion in the first round of coronavirus aid to help the homeless find emergency shelter and communities expand testing and treatment. SENT: 260 words.

TAYLOR SWIFT-RECORD STORE: Pop superstar Taylor Swift is helping out a Nashville record store closed by the COVID-19 pandemic. SENT: 150 words.

GARDENING-INDOOR VEGGIES: For many households sheltering in place, with limited access to perishable foods, devices that allow growing indoors can provide a source of fresh herbs and vegetables, as well as a chance to enjoy growing something. SENT: 650 words.

VIRAL OUTBREAK-BLOOD DONATIONS: The U.S. is making it easier for gay men and other groups to give blood because of the coronavirus outbreak. SENT: 365 words.

FILM-SXSW MOVES ONLINE: It'll be bring-your-own popcorn and the barbecue won’t be as good, but Austin's SXSW Film Festival is moving online after having its 27th edition canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 310 words.

BOOKS-INDIE STORES: With independent bookstores closed or closing nationwide because of the coronavirus outbreak, author James Patterson has launched a new initiative. SENT: 350 words.

FILM-TOP GUN-MAVERICK: Hollywood's summer movie season is all but finished. “Top Gun Maverick” is the latest would-be blockbuster to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. SENT: 300 words.

NERDWALLET-VIRUS OUTBREAK-POSTPONE WEDDING: Now that most Americans have been ordered to stay at home and avoid nonessential travel to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many couples have had to abruptly postpone their wedding day. SENT: 1400 words.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-PREMIER LEAGUE PAY: British health secretary Matt Hancock has asked Premier League players to “take a pay cut” as some clubs use a government scheme to furlough staff but continue to pay players in full. SENT: 685 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.

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 Cases Compared Inside and Outside of China (Chart): Chart shows the number of confirmed cases in China over time and compares them to cases confirmed outside of China.

-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.

-Interactive breakdown of unemployment filings by state with time scale for each (going back as far as 2000)

-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.

PHOTOS:

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VIDEO:

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