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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: jenny.vaughan@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Wuhan virus toll revised up, US plots reopening + Chinese economy suffers historic drop + Astronauts land back on Earth transformed by pandemic + Ghost Town: Malaysia phantom on lockdown patrol Health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China The Chinese city at the origin of the coronavirus outbreak revises up its death toll by 50 percent, as global criticism mounts over China's handling of the deadly pandemic. 1,000 words 1530 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic China-economy-indicator-GDP,WRAP BEIJING China's economy shrinks for the first time in decades as the coronavirus paralyses the country, in a historic blow to the Communist Party's pledge of continued prosperity in return for unquestioned political power. 800 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture Russia-Kazakhstan-space-virus-health,WRAP ALMATY, Kazakhstan Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut make a safe return from the International Space Station to find the planet transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. 530 words moved Picture. Video Health-virus-Malaysia-ghost KEMAMAN, Malaysia A ghostly figure with wild hair and a flowing beard is haunting a small Malaysian community in a bid to ensure superstitious residents stay home during the country's coronavirus lockdown. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-immunity,FOCUS PARIS Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic question remains unanswered: do those who recover from the disease have immunity? 900 words 1430 GMT by Amelie Bottollier Health-virus-confinement,FACTS PARIS At least 4.5 billion people, or nearly 58 percent of the world's population, have been called on or forced by their authorities to stay at home to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to an AFP database. 450 words 1430 GMT -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany,3rdlead BERLIN Germany says a month-long lockdown has brought the coronavirus pandemic under control, announcing plans to manufacture 50 million masks a week ahead of the first steps to loosen restrictions. 650 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Britain-NIreland-pub-Guinness,FOCUS BELFAST In Belfast's coronavirus lockdown, Guinness still flows freely, as vans kitted with kegs visit driveways to pour pints for drinkers parched since pubs shut their doors. 550 words 1200 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-politics-Merkel,FOCUS BERLIN Sporting events may be on hold in Germany, but the race to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel is gathering pace as the country makes cautious progress in the fight against the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes and Kit Holden -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-reopening,FACTS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is keen to get the hobbled US economy back on its feet, but the guidelines he announced for reopening the country were notably cautious and unspecific. So what's next? 650 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Health-virus-US-entertainment-music NEW YORK The Rolling Stones are to feature in a star-studded special event including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish in support of healthcare workers combating coronavirus. 600 words 1530 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture UN-diplomacy-health-education-US-China,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS In UN agencies like the World Health Organization, assailed by President Donald Trump over its role in the coronavirus pandemic, China has for years been developing its influence by taking advantage of a US pullback from global affairs. 850 words 1700 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-US-politics-post,FOCUS WASHINGTON For many Americans, checking the mailbox is a daily ritual. But as with many ordinary things as the coronavirus crisis unfolds, the US Postal Service -- already compromised by a mountain of debt -- has a most uncertain future. 750 words moved by Susan Stumme. Picture Entertainment-US-health-virus-paparazzi,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With Hollywood A-listers self-quarantined in their sprawling mansions due to the novel coronavirus, Los Angeles' notorious paparazzi have almost nobody to shoot -- despite soaring demand for celebrity pictures. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-prison,FOCUS PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa By the time a prison official tested positive for coronavirus, the infection had already moved on to inmates of an overcrowded correctional centre in eastern South Africa where dozens have now been infected. 600 words 1700 GMT by Max Matavire. File Picture Health-virus-Nigeria-Africa-business,FOCUS KANO, Nigeria African billionaires like Nigeria's Aliko Dangote, the continent's wealthiest man, are being called on to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic as the region prepares for a potential surge in infections. 730 words moved by Aminu Abubakar with Celia Lebur in Lagos. Picture. Video Health-virus-Zimbabwe-economy-tobacco,FOCUS BROMLEY, Zimbabwe Zimbabwean tobacco farm manager Shaw Mutalepo fretted over his harvest earlier this year when rainfall became erratic. Now a coronavirus lockdown has added to his woes -- he doesn't even know if he can sell his golden-brown leaf at auction. 450 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Mali-vote-health-virus,ADVANCER BAMAKO Voters in Mali will be called out to complete long-delayed legislative elections, defying a jihadist insurgency and the lengthening shadow of coronavirus. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File picture -- NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-WHO-Mediterranean,INTERVIEW CAIRO The World Health Organization is urging Middle East and North African governments to "seize the opportunity" to combat coronavirus while numbers of cases in the region are still relatively low. 500 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-lab,Q&A WUHAN,China Nestled in the hilly outskirts of the city at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, a Chinese high-security biosafety laboratory is now the subject of US claims it may be the cradle of the pandemic. 850 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng with Laurie Chen in Beijing. Picture, Video Health-virus-drugs-Avigan,Q&A TOKYO It is approved for use in flu outbreaks and has been deployed to treat Ebola, but now Avigan is being trialled as a potential coronavirus treatment. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-Tianjin-Oly-Liddell-SCO-history,FOCUS SHANGHAI, China Eric Liddell was a Scottish Olympic champion but a group of diehard Chinese football fans is determined that the legendary runner is not forgotten there, 75 years after his death. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture afp
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