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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US in grim milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 cases + World's stock markets plunge on Trump warning + Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WWII + US Navy evacuates virus-hit warship Roosevelt + Pandemic pranks off table on April Fool's day Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The United States becomes the first country to surpass 200,000 coronavirus cases as the World Health Organization voices alarm at a rapid escalation in the global death toll. 900 words 2030 GMT by Peter Hutchison with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Markets-world, WRAP NEW YORK Global stocks slump as President Donald Trump warns of "a very, very painful two weeks" to come for the United States, whose coronavirus death toll has overtaken that of China. 600 word 2130 GMT by John Biers Health-virus-tennis-Wimbledon-GBR,WRAP LONDON Wimbledon organisers scrap the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament for the first time since World War II as the coronavirus wreaks further havoc on the global sporting calendar. 650 words 1930 GMT by Pirate Irwin Health-virus-US-defense-Navy-Roosevelt,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-misinformation-AprilFools,lead TAIPEI It may be the global day for pranks but with the world under assault from the deadly coronavirus pandemic, many governments are warning against virus-themed April Fools' jokes -- some even threatening jail. 550 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-Florida-ships,WRAP FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issues a stay-at-home order for residents of the the southern US state and rebuffs calls to allow coronavirus-stricken cruise ships to dock in local ports. 600 words 2030 GMT by Leila Macor. File picture Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has pivoted to a dark new tone on the coronavirus pandemic after a warning on staggering potential casualties rendered his previous election campaign optimism untenable. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Health-virus-US-education-religion,FOCUS LYNHCBURG, Virginia While schools and universities across the United States closed their doors to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Liberty University in Virginia welcomed back students from vacation -- sharply dividing opinion -- until it was finally forced to end classes this week. 600 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-masks,FOCUS WASHINGTON After months of telling the public not to use face masks, the United States is looking into revising its recommendations, following the example set by some Asian countries that have been more successful in fighting the coronavirus. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-stats,FOCUS ROME The torrent of Italian death data reveals that the 10-million-strong region around Milan reported almost as many coronavirus fatalities in March as it would have otherwise done from all other causes. 700 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File picture Health-virus-Spain,3rdlead MADRID Spain's death toll surges over 9,000 as infections pass the 100,000 mark, but the rate of new cases continues to slow, suggesting the epidemic has peaked, health chiefs say. 660 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Italy-supermarket,FOCUS ROME The customers wander around in the stores, touch the food and even lick their fingers while riffling through bills. Any one of them could have the virus -- such are worries of grocery store workers in Italy and beyond: exhausted, underprotected and, many say, overly exposed to the coronavirus. 900 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-elderly,FOCUS MADRID Alone inside her spacious living room, Marichu is swept away by the music, arms aloft, as she taps out a Sevillana, a flamenco-like dance that is normally performed in pairs or a group. 600 words moved by Laurence Boutreux. Picture Health-virus-Austria-masks,FOCUS VIENNA Austria is preparing to join neighbours in the region in turning to mask wearing as a further weapon in fighting the coronavirus, presenting citizens under lockdown with another challenge to cultural norms due to the pandemic. 650 words 2200 GMT by Jastinder Khera with Bojan Kavcic in Ljubljana and Jan Flemr in Prague. Video. Picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Palestinians-Israel-Gaza,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Gaza's Queen Tex factory used to specialise in manufacturing shirts and jeans, but with the novel coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe it has pivoted into medicalwear. 580 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-lockdown,SCENE RABAT Isolation to keep coronavirus at bay is a tall order for Moroccans like Abdellah, who is supposed to spend days cooped up indoors without sunlight in an impoverished neighbourhood of the capital Rabat. 500 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa-chloroquine,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Despite loud appeals for caution, Africans are rushing to embrace chloroquine, the venerable anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment for coronavirus. 800 words moved by Camille Malplat with AFP bureaux in Africa. Video Health-virus-DRCongo-funerals,FOCUS KINSHASA A ban on funerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus deals a body blow to one of the country's most deep-seated traditions. 500 words 1800 GMT by Samir Tounsi. File picture Health-virus-Senegal-football,FOCUS DAKAR Senegal is in mourning after one of its best-known sports personalities, former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf, became the country's first coronavirus fatality. 600 words 1700 GMT by Laurent Lozano and Emmanuel Barranguet. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-prisoners,WRAP KABUL Afghan government representatives have met with the Taliban in Kabul for the first time to discuss a prisoner swap aimed at jump-starting a floundering peace process, officials say. 500 words moved by Usman Sharifi Health-virus-China,2ndlead BEIJING China says it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data following public concern over people who have tested positive but are not showing symptoms. 450 words moved Health-virus-India-police NEW DELHI One minute they're dancing in the street in comical coronavirus helmets, the next they're seen beating people for flouting a nationwide lockdown -- Indian police have played good cop, bad cop in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Italy-economy,FOCUS ROME Italy's coronavirus epidemic may be slowing, but critics warn the government is falling seriously behind on strategies to lift the punishing nationwide lockdown and reboot the economy. 800 words moved by Ella Ide. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-employment,FOCUS WASHINGTON With the economy at a standstill forced by the coronavirus pandemic, the damage in the United States is becoming more evident, but official employment data for March is underestimating the losses. 600 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott Health-virus-Germany-Adidas-retail,lead FRANKFURT German sportsgear maker Adidas admits it had made "a mistake" when it decided not to pay rent on its shuttered shops in April, after the move sparked widespread outcry. 500 words 1500 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-Germany-employment,FACTS FRANKFURT With measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus hobbling Europe's largest economy, Germany is betting heavily on a scheme tested in the financial crisis to keep labour market structures intact. 650 words moved by Tom Barfield -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-Super-NZL-virus-pandemic,lead WELLINGTON New Zealand Rugby slashes wages for all staff and warns of up to NZ$100 million (US$60 million) in lost revenue as leading governing bodies scramble to absorb the blows of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved. 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