What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

President Donald Trump is pressing to restart the U.S. economy, which has been ravaged by the pandemic in a short few weeks.

He has given U.S. governors a road map for recovering from the acute economic pain, laying out a phased approach to restoring normal activity. “We’re starting our life again,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, China acknowledged that the coronavirus death toll for epicenter of Wuhan was 50% higher than previously reported — a major revision that highlights just how seriously current numbers on infections and deaths around the globe may be understating the true toll of the pandemic.

Here are some of AP’s top stories Friday on the world’s coronavirus pandemic. Follow APNews.com/VirusOutbreak for updates through the day and APNews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak for stories explaining some of its complexities.

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY:

— There is a sizeable group of Trump supporters in several U.S. states who are far from happy about how the outbreak – and efforts to save lives – are being handled. They have united behind a deep suspicion of efforts to shut down daily life. As their frustration grows, they’ve started to openly defy the social distancing rules to put pressure on governors to ease them.

— There’s no doubt the pandemic stands poised to reshape the political map this November. It has eviscerated the Trump campaign’s hope to run for reelection on the back of a strong economy and could tilt a series of states Trump won in 2016 toward the Democrats.

— Optimistic talk about getting people back to work seems a far cry from the human tide of misery in New York and its suburbs. There, hundreds are still dying and thousands of people newly infected are still streaming into hospitals every day.

— As others look for easing,...