Lauren Dufrat wears a mask and gloves as a coronavirus precaution as she puts out Easter eggs for her neighbors' children to find, Sunday, April 12, 2020, on Easter Sunday in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Christians the world over are celebrating a solitary Easter amid a global virus pandemic. Pope Francis has called for solidarity. At the Vatican, Francis celebrated Mass in a largely empty St. Peter's Basilica.
Italy had its lowest number of new deaths in three weeks.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for the coronavirus, as the U.K. becomes the fourth European country to surpass 10,000 virus-related deaths.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the U.S., says the economy in parts of the country could be allowed to reopen as early as next month.
Here are some of AP's top stories Sunday on the world's coronavirus pandemic. Follow APNews.com/VirusOutbreak for updates throughout the day and APNews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak for stories explaining some of its complexities.
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THE FIGHT FOR NEW YORK: Listen to AP's coronavirus podcast, 'œGround Game: Inside the Outbreak,'ť for an interview with three AP reporters who worked on 'œ24 Hours: The Fight for New York,'ť a multiformat package following 10 New Yorkers as they negotiate life in a city transformed by the virus.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY:
- President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus may be a case of too little, too late.
- OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing nations finalized an unprecedented production cut of nearly 10 million barrels, or a tenth of global supply, in hopes of boosting crashing prices amid the coronavirus pandemic and a price war.
- Retailers, like Macy's and Gap, that sell nonessential merchandise, are struggling to survive. According to one estimate, 15,000 U.S. stores will close for good.
- States with older populations carry special worries during the deadly pandemic: Loneliness takes an emotional and physical toll on fragile residents.
- Despite some hopeful signs that the infection rate is plateauing, New York has had its deadliest week since the coronavirus outbreak began.
- Israel has approved a tight quarantine in parts of Jerusalem to try to stop spread of the coronavirus.
- Deaths from COVID-19 in U.S. nursing homes and long-term care facilities have surpassed 3,600.
- The $2.2 trillion relief package that Congress approved excludes millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work and pay taxes.
- A federal judge rules that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state's response to coronavirus.
- People in Guam are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier isolate in hotels.
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AP FACT CHECK:
Trump over the past week has been attacking the credibility of inspectors general, suggesting they were loyalists of Democratic President Barack Obama out to get him. But his recent targets have a records that include service under Republican President George W. Bush.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and lead to death. The vast majority of people recover.
Here are the symptoms of the virus compared with the common flu.
One of the best ways to prevent spread of the virus is washing your hands with soap and water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends first washing with warm or cold water and then lathering soap for 20 seconds to get it on the backs of hands, between fingers and under fingernails before rinsing off.
You should wash your phone, too. Here's how.
TRACKING THE VIRUS: Drill down and zoom in at the county level to see the situation where you are or where loved ones live.
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ONE NUMBER:
70+: The number of companies creating antibody tests for the coronavirus. Health officials worry about the lack of FDA oversight.
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IN OTHER NEWS:
- RUSSIANS RECREATE THE MASTERS: Russians beat the isolation blues by recreating famous artworks and posting their creations on social media.
- RESTAURANTS AS GROCERS: U.S. restaurants switch to selling groceries to fill needs and stay afloat.
- VIRTUAL WINE TASTING: Wineries offer wine tasting to online viewers.
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Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
A Catholic priest prays from a distance to bless food prepared for Easter in a substitute of traditional group prayers and sprinkling of holy water that are not possible this year because of social distancing against COVID-19 coronavirus spread, in Lomianki, Poland, Saturday, April 11, 2020.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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A grab done from the Twitter page of Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in which he hails the staff in the National Health Service (NHS) for saving his life, filmed at 10 Downing Street, London, Sunday April 12, 2020. Johnson was discharged earlier Sunday from a London hospital where he was treated in intensive care for the new COVID-19 coronavirus. (Twitter Boris Johnson/Downing Street via AP)
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People stand in long lines waiting to enter at the Esselunga supermarket in San Donato, in the outskirts of Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 11, the day before Easter, when most Italian will try to mitigate the boredom of the coronavirus lockdown with the traditional lunch. 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.(Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
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Enrique, a 92 year old man is taken out of his home by medics to a waiting ambulance after he showed signs of possible coronavirus symptoms with serious breathing problems in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Spain will allow workers in industry and construction to return to work after a two-week shutdown of economic activities other than health care and the food industry. That lockdown has threatened to send the country into recession. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)
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Two residents sit outside a closed church in the Mathare slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. Religious public services services have been stopped to limit the spread of coronavirus. 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 Photo/Patrick Ngugi)
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A lone worshipper attends a service without a congregation but which was broadcast on television, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 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 Photo/Brian Inganga)
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A family under lockdown watches a television broadcast of Archbishop of Lagos Alfred Adewale Martins conducting a service at the Holy Cross Cathedral, in their home in Lagos, Nigeria, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 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 Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Sailors stand on the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the bay of Toulon, southern France, Sunday April 12, 2020. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that around 40 sailors showed symptoms compatible with COVID-19, the disease the coronavirus causes. 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 Photo/Daniel Cole)
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A family takes images in a field of tulips next to the main road in Lisse, Netherlands, Sunday, April 12, 2020. The Easter weekend normally draws large numbers of tourists, but all non-essential traffic was prevented from entering small roads in the tulip fields as part of measures to enforce social distancing and curb the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Rev. William Schipper, pastor of Mary, Queen of the Rosary Parish, left, wears a mask and gloves out of concern for the coronavirus as he sprinkles holy water and blesses parishioners who remain in their vehicles in the parking lot of the church, on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Spencer, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Pope Francis delivers his message during Easter Sunday Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the 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. (Andreas Solaro/Pool Photo via AP)
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Pope Francis, small white figure at center left, delivers his blessing during Easter Sunday Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the 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. (Andreas Solaro/Pool Photo via AP)
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Italian Carabinieri stand by a cross, donated to them during the Holy Year of 2016, placed by an empty St. Peter's Square in homage to Pope Francis while the pope celebrated an Easter Mass inside an empty St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Pope Francis and Christians around the world marked a solitary Easter Sunday, forced to celebrate the most joyful day in the liturgical calendar amid the sorrowful reminders of the devastation wrought by the 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 Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Pastor Albert "Gonzo" Gonzales stands on a flat-bed truck as his church holds Easter services in the parking log in San Antonio, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Many churches are adapting their services as Christians around the world are celebrating Easter at a distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A driver wearing hazardous materials gear sits in a funerary car behind the hearse carrying the body of Dr. William Gutierrez, after arriving for his cremation at a cemetery in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Dr. Gutierrez, an anesthesiologist who was the head of the intensive care unit of the Olaya Polyclinical Center, died Saturday as a result of pneumonia produced by the new coronavirus, the Medical Federation of Colombia said. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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