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| - Go to to consult AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com HONG KONG (AFPTV) - We plan to file the following videos: TBA indicates that times are to be announced, but coverage is confirmed. TBC indicates that coverage is to be confirmed. For all editorial requests, email afptv@afp.com or contact the appropriate regional video desk. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS MUMBAI (India): Live from Dharavi, India's biggest slum, where virus cases and deaths have been rising. WUHAN (China): Wuhan's maligned markets struggle after virus lockdown BRÉTIGNY-SUR-ORGE (France): Amazon considers suspending activity in France after a court ruling limited deliveries to essential goods only. PADUA (Italy): Throughout the lockdown period, a book-binding cooperative has remained open TURIN (Italy): An 80-year-old man runs a gymnastics class for his neighbors on balconies. + ASIA PACIFIC BANGKOK (Thailand): Confinement measures are easing Bangkok's usually deadlocked traffic. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE TBA MUMBAI (India): Live from Dharavi, India's biggest slum, where virus cases and deaths have been rising. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0230 GMT NEW DELHI (India): Live from New Delhi as India extends virus lockdown. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0500 GMT NEW DELHI (India): India announces new lockdown rules to come into effect April 20. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1430 GMT MANILA (Philippines): Philippines converts buildings into quarantine facilities as virus cases rise - 0500 GMT KATHMANDU (Nepal): Rapid tests in Nepal as virus lockdown extended - EDIT 0500 GMT KABUL (Afghanistan): Toys, shoes, passport photos: Remembering Afghanistan's dead - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0530 GMT WUHAN (China): Wuhan's maligned markets struggle after virus lockdown - EDIT 0900 GMT + EUROPE WARSAW (Poland): Scene on streets of Warsaw as government makes the wearing of face masks compulsory - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0700 GMT / 0800 GMT - EDIT 1000 GMT - LIVE TBA BRUSSELS (Belgium): EU finance ministers hold videoconference - SOURCE: EBS - TIMING OF THE PRESSER STILL TBC BUT SHOULD BE AROUND 1630 GMT - LIVE - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE TBA BRUSSELS (Belgium): A night with a nurse at hospital in a Covid-19 unit - SOURCE AFPTV - EDIT 0300 GMT PARIS (France): Images of empty Paris on the 31st day of confinement. View of the Eiffel Tower - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0650 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRÉTIGNY-SUR-ORGE (France): Amazon considers suspending activity in France after a court ruling limits deliveries to essential goods only. Images of depot at Bretigny-sur-Orge LIVE 0800 GMT - Interviews with trade union members EDIT TBA - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ROCHE-LA-MOLIÈRE (France): Retirement home sets up visitors' room for families during coronavirus confinement period - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT PARIS (France): Images of empty Paris on the 31st day of confinement. View of Place de l'Opéra - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1050 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BORDEAUX (France): With more time on their hands during confinement, nature-loving volunteers are asked to help protection league log species of birds spotted in France's gardens - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT PARIS (France): Dancer pays tribute to health workers on her balcony each night since the start of coronavirus confinement - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 1750 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRUSSELS (Belgium): Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel to deliver speeches at the opening of European Parliament plenary session - SOURCE: EBS - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0700 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): Plainpalais open-air market reopens, with social distancing measures enforced - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0900 GMT COPENHAGEN (Denmark): WHO Europe holds virtual press conference on coronavirus situation in Europe - SOURCE: WHO - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0900 GMT HELSINKI (Finland): Streets of Helsinki quiet the day after Finland lifts the quarantine on the capital but leaves other restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus in place - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Swedish parliament votes on new law that would give the government extra powers to potentially close schools - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1400 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: PALACIO DE LA MONCLOA - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0930 GMT TBILISI (Georgia): Georgia's capital disinfect its streets as strict confinement and curfew enters in force SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT BOLOGNA (Italy): Visit to the intensive care unit of the Policlinico Sant'Orsola. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): Presser following EU trade ministers videoconference - SOURCE: EBS - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1100 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - SOURCE: POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1600 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - SOURCE: UK POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1600 GMT PADUA (Italy): The workers of a book-binding cooperative remain open, as they have been for most of the lockdown - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1700 GMT PARIS (France): French Health ministry update on coronavirus outbreak - SOURCE: FRENCH HEALTH MINISTRY - SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION BY MINISTRY - LIVE 1715 GMT ROME (Italy): A young Roman goes viral playing covers of Ennio Morricone's music, among others, from his balcony above the Piazza Navona during the lockdown - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1900 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TEHRAN (Iran): Iran's Health spokesperson announces new toll of coronavirus cases - SOURCE IRINN OR IRAN PRESS (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - LIVE 0930 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): South African team develop 'box' concept for a safer intubation of COVID-19 patients - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1100 GMT BRAZZAVILLE (Congo): WHO Africa Media Leader Briefing on COVID-19 - SOURCE: WHO LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): At Brooklyn's Green-Wood cemetery, struggling to keep up with coronavirus' toll. - EDIT 0500 GMT NEW YORK (United States): Trump holds a presser about reopening the country . SOURCE : TBC ( Donald Trump announced himself this presser but no details has come from the White House ) - LIVE TBA NEW YORK (United States): Opposition to Samaritan's purse hospital in Central Park grows , leader of the humanitarian group known for condemnations of LGBTQ and Muslims. SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): IMF press conference at conclusion of virtual Spring meeting - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ALBANY (United States): Governor Cuomo briefs from the US COVID-19 epicenter. SOURCE: HANDOUT - LIVE 1500 GMT HOUSTON (United States): People come to be tested as testing sites now accept people without symptoms - LIVE 1600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NEW YORK (United States): How New Yorkers react to Cuomo's quote " Worst is over ". SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 2030 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Coronavirus task force holds daily briefing at the White House. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 2100 GMT NEW YORK (United States): Start spreading the news : New Yorkers are called to sing Frank Sinatra's iconic ' New York New York " as a moment of communion. SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 2300 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexican government announces provisional dates for the peak of the outbreak in the country and for the end of the lockdown - SOURCE CEPROPIE / NO RESALE LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LIMA (Peru): Popular tourist areas in Lima and elsewhere in the country see tourism fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1600 GMT BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil): Researchers collect samples in sewers to try to detect coronavirus into waste - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 2200 GMT PANAMA CITY (Panama): President Laurentino Cortizo inaugurates a modular hospital to treat coronavirus COVID-19 cases - SOURCE AFPTV EDIT 2200 GMT + SPORT TOKYO (Japan): Teleconference by John Coates, chairman of coordination commission for Tokyo 2020, Alex Gilady, vice chairman of coordination commission for Tokyo 2020, Christophe Dubi, Olympic Games executive director of IOC, Yoshiro Mori, Tokyo 2020 president and Toshiro Muto, Tokyo 2020 CEO after the Executive Project Review meeting between IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. SOURCE: TOKYO 2020 - RESTRICTIONS APPLY - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW POISSY (France): PSA group, maker of Peugeot and Citroën cars, presents workshop to assemble respirators SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT TURIN (Italy): An 80-year-old man runs a gymnastics class for his neighbors on balconies. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT + FEATURES BAGHDAD (Iraq): From Baghdad's mosques, calls to pray echo -- but don't quite match - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT JERUSALEM (Undefined): Jerusalem Al-Aqsa muezzin echoes 500 years of family tradition - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT DAMASCUS (Syria): At Syria mosque, group recital of prayer call 'runs in the blood' - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 GMT TIRANA (Albania): For Balkan Roma, hunger is the first curse of coronavirus - EDIT TBA SANTIAGO (Chile): Chileans share their experiences during the protests and their hopes once the coronavirus pandemic is over - SOURCE AFPTV EDIT 0500 GMT SANTIAGO (Chile): AFPTV looks back at six months of crisis in Chile - SOURCE AFPTV STOCKSHOTS 0500 GMT FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC BEIJING (China): Chinese companies ramp up production of coronavirus test kits - EDIT 0200 GMT ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): General views of Islamabad during COVID-19 restrictions - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0250 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Japan Post starts to deliver masks to households nationwide. Each family will get two cloth masks provided by the government. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0300 GMT NEW DELHI (India): Live from New Delhi as India extends virus lockdown. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0430 GMT ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): General views of Islamabad during COVID-19 restrictions - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0250 GMT KEMAMAN (Malaysia): A man in a Malaysian village is dressing up as a ghost to scare superstitious residents into staying inside their homes to combat the spread of the coronavirus. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT + EUROPE ALMATY (Kazakhstan): NASA astronauts Meir and Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Skripochka return to Earth from ISS - SOURCE: NASA TV - LIVE 0500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Robert Koch Institute for disease control holds briefing on coronavirus emergency - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0800 GMT MILAN (Italy): In the epicenter of the epidemic, midnight is the time when the invisible ones become visible. The subway is deserted, except for a few dozen young and not so young delivery men who return home. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0800 GMT ISTANBUL (Turkey): Turkey continues weekend curfews - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW GLASGOW (United Kingdom): Tailor enlists volunteers, raises money to make scrubs for NHS workers. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0900 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: PALACIO DE LA MONCLOA - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0930 GMT KIEV (Ukraine): Orthodox monks and volunteers help producing and providing medical equipment to hospitals amid covid-19 pandemic - EDIT 1000 GMT DUSHANBE (Tajikistan): Muslim believers attend Friday main prayer at mosque despite covid-19 pandemic SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: WHO - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1400 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - SOURCE: POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1600 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - SOURCE: UK POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1600 GMT PARIS (France): French health ministry update on coronavirus outbreak SOURCE : FRENCH HEALTH MINISTRY - SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION BY MINISTRY - LIVE 1715 GMT TIVOLI (Italy): The lockdown has put at risk towns like Tivoli which mostly live out of tourists visiting its beautiful gardens. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1800 GMT + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): Start spreading the news : New Yorkers are called to sing Frank Sinatra's iconic ' New York New York " as a moment of communion. SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 0000 GMT LOS ANGELES (United States): City Hall lights up blue to honor essential workers during global pandemic - as part of the nationwide campaign #lightitblue. SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN BRASÍLIA (Brazil): Images of Brasilia celebrating its 60th anniversary - SOURCE: AFPTV STOCKSHOTS 0500 GMT BRASÍLIA (Brazil): Historical images of Brasilia celebrating its 60th anniversary - SOURCE: INA FILE 0500 GMT BOGOTA (Colombia): Colombian policemen visit Bogota neighbourhoods and give zumba fitness classes to encourage and entertain residents stuck at home over COVID-19 pandemic fears - LIVE 1100 GMT + SPORT KANCHANABURI (Thailand): Thai boxing champs despair on the sidelines as virus stalls sport. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT + FEATURES HONG KONG (China): People regularly flock to a pier jutting out into Hong Kong's Victoria harbour to enjoy the open space, take exercise, fish, and snap photos as the city weathers social distancing restrictions. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT BRASÍLIA (Brazil): A poet has dedicated his writings to a particular muse, the city of Brasilia - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1337 GMT * SPORT : AFPTV Sport subscribers only Editorial contacts: Email: afptv@afp.com Europe (excluding France) desk: +44 207 776 2768 France desk: +33 1 40 41 81 17 Asia desk: +852 2829 6279 Middle East & North Africa desk: +357 22 391 450 Sub-Saharan Africa desk (Mon-Fri): +33 1 40 41 46 81 North America desk: +1 202 414 0664 Latin America desk: +598 2 900 5095 ext. 257 AFPTV LIVE MCR: +33 1 40 41 79 63
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