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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU prepares border closures to fight virus + Wall Street suffers biggest loss since 1987 + IOC set for crisis talks over Tokyo Olympics + US begins first human trials of virus vaccine + Tom Hanks released from hospital Health-virus,WRAP PARIS European leaders are set to ban non-essential travel into the continent, the latest drastic attempt to curb the coronavirus pandemic that has upended society, battered markets and killed thousands around the world. 800 words 0630 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Markets-world HONG KONG Asian markets tumble after Wall Street suffers its worst day in more than three decades with coronavirus panic sweeping the planet. 600 words 0600 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Oly-2020-Japan-JPN,2ndlead LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Committee is to hold high-level talks, as doubts grow over the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ahead during the coronavirus emergency. 650 words moved. Video Health-virus-US-vaccine,2ndlead WASHINGTON The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials say, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-Australia-US-Hanks-entertainment GOLD COAST, Australia Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitalised. 200 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-food,SCENE MADRID "Keep a safe distance!" barks a cashier in a Madrid supermarket, where working the till means braving the frontline in virus-ravaged Spain. 650 words moved by Laurence Boutreaux. Picture Health-virus-France,FOCUS PARIS Fearful health workers across France sound an alarm over a lack of protective gear as hospitals, with hundreds of coronavirus patients in critical care, brace for an onslaught of new cases. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- ASIA -- Health-virus-economy-aviation,FOCUS SYDNEY Airlines worldwide face an unprecedented existential threat as the coronavirus shuts down global travel, leaving governments with costly and controversial decisions about which carriers to bailout. 750 words 0800 GMT by Andrew Beatty. Photo. Video. Oly-2020-health-virus-Japan-JPN-1940-history,FOCUS TOKYO Fears are growing that this year's Olympics may be postponed or axed because of the coronavirus pandemic but Japan has been here before -- the cancelled summer Games of 1940 were also due to be hosted in Tokyo. 800 words moved by Richard Carter -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP MIAMI Millions of anxious Americans troop to polling stations in three states, but not Ohio, as the coronavirus pandemic roils the nation's Democratic primaries featuring frontrunner Joe Biden and his rival Bernie Sanders. 750 words 0600 GMT by Leila Macor with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Health-virus-US-Washington-quarantine,FOCUS SEATTLE A scheme to set up "quarantine motels" in the US coronavirus epicenter of Washington state has infuriated local residents who fear they will be exposed to a high risk of infection. 600 words 0630 GMT by Michelle Wallar Martin. Picture Health-virus-US-hospital,FOCUS WASHINGTON Beds, ventilators and masks soon could all be in short supply in US hospitals rocked by the novel coronavirus, with doctors worrying they may have to start choosing which patients to treat. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive Health-virus-US-banking-buyback,FOCUS NEW YORK The economic wallop from the coronavirus offers an opening for large US banks to win back points from the public after the industry was pilloried over the 2008 financial crisis. 550 words moved by Luc Olinga Health-virus-US-lifestyle-survivalists,FOCUS MATHIAS, West Virginia The narrow, worn track in West Virginia leads to a camp set back in the woods, where a group of US survivalists began preparing for the collapse of civilization long before the arrival of the new coronavirus. 750 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture Health-virus-vaccines-treatments,FOCUS WASHINGTON Pharmaceuticals and research labs across the world are racing to find vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus, using a variety of different technologies. 1,400 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-toilet-paper,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's a scene that's become familiar around the world: From the US to France to Australia, rows of empty supermarket shelves where toilet paper used to be, the result of coronavirus-induced panic buying. But why? 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-opera-music PARIS Some of the world's greatest orchestras and opera houses are streaming concerts for free to console music lovers through these trying virus-struck times. 650 words moved by Rana Moussaoui -- SPORT -- Health-virus-Fbl-Euro-2020-UEFA PARIS UEFA is expected to postpone Euro 2020 by up to a year on Tuesday, as European football's governing body considers its response to the fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Andy Scott with Eric Bernaudeau in Lausanne Swim-CHN-Sun-doping-Oly-2020-Wang SHANGHAI A former team-mate of Sun Yang has given AFP a rare insight into how China drives its swimmers in the ultimate pursuit of Olympic gold, starting from a young age. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings with Jessica Yang. File picture afp
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