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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Italy coronavirus toll tops 4,000 + North Korea launches two missiles + Music megastars riff on the virus + TV shows donate medical equipment Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world's worst-hit nation, surges past 4,000 as New York and other US states join California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic under control. 950 words 0200 GMT by Peter Hutchison with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-defence-military,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, the latest in a series of launches by Pyongyang as the world struggles with the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 0230 GMT Health-virus-Italy-Ireland-music,FOCUS PARIS Superstar singers like Bono and Michael Stipe are leading pop music's response to the epidemic, posting songs which reflect the "end of the world as we know it". 700 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Philippe Grelard. File picture Health-US-virus-entertainment-television-medical LOS ANGELES Medical TV dramas such as "Grey's Anatomy" are donating equipment including masks, gowns and gloves to emergency workers tackling the coronavirus pandemic. 200 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK New York and Illinois follow California in locking down to stem the coronavirus pandemic as President Donald Trump declares the United States is already "winning" the war despite a rapid rise in confirmed cases and deaths. 750 words 0130 GMT by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy,lead WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demands that China share more data on the novel coronavirus as Beijing angrily accuses him of lying and says Washington is trying to shift blame. 500 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-US-California,SCENE LOS ANGELES Southern California residents appear to heed calls to stay home as the most populous state in the US battles the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-California,POINTS Health-virus-US-aviation-government-Boeing,FOCUS NEW YORK About 12 years after the US government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, Washington policymakers are debating how to throw Boeing a lifeline as it reels from dual crises over the coronavirus and 737 MAX. 700 words 0130 GMT by Luc Olinga Health-virus-US-education-internet,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Limiting screen time and telling students to hush are things of the past now that coronavirus has many teachers swapping whiteboards for laptops. 550 words 0130 GMT by Eleonore Sens. File picture. Video Already moved: Health-virus-US-economy-transport-food,FOCUS Health-virus-US-kindness,FOCUS Health-virus-US-politics-Burr,WRAP Health-virus-Brazil-beaches,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Street vendor Jorge Martins plods the fine sand of Ipanema as he tries to sell the last of his caipirinha cocktails to tourists before Rio de Janeiro's beaches shut down against the coronavirus. 450 words 0130 GMT by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,lead ROME Italy reports a record 627 new deaths from the novel coronavirus and sees its world-topping toll surpass 4,000 despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-priests,FOCUS Health-virus-Britain-hospital,FOCUS LONDON British doctors and health workers have raised the alarm about a lack of sufficient protective kit to treat potential coronavirus patients, potentially exposing themselves and putting vulnerable patients at risk. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Canada-Britain-music,FOCUS PARIS To release or not to release? That is the question haunting the music industry as the coronavirus casts doubt over a slew of forthcoming albums. 600 words moved by Aurelie Mayembo and Philippe Grelard. File picture afp
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