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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hundreds of millions under virus lockdown + North Korea fires two missiles off coast + Medical dramas donate kit to battle virus Health-virus,WRAP ROME Hundreds of millions of people worldwide kick off the weekend under a coronavirus lockdown, as the global death toll accelerates sharply and the World Health Organization warns young people they are "not invincible". 850 words 0530 GMT by Dmitry Zaks, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-defence-diplomacy-virus,WRAP SEOUL North Korea fires what appear to be two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang as the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Claire Lee 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 moved by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Health-virus-US-politics-economy,2ndlead 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 moved 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 moved by Eleonore Sens. File picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-transport-food,FOCUS Health-virus-US-kindness,FOCUS Health-virus-US-politics-Burr,WRAP Health-virus-US-wedding-Judaism,SCENE NEW YORK Once a run-of-the-mill soundtrack to New York's streets, cars honking their horns is a way to throw a socially distanced wedding reception in the time of the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words 0600 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-religion-Catholic,SCENE BOWIE, Maryland The United States has long loved its drive-ins and drive-throughs: for movies, fast food, pharmacies and banking. Now the coronavirus pandemic has added a new one: Catholic confessions. 550 words 0630 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video Health-virus-Uruguay-Argentina-Paraguay,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Much Uruguayan social life revolves around the sharing of a traditional hot herbal infusion called mate, but even that seemingly innocuous practice is under threat from the new coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 0700 GMT by Gabriel Vaz 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 moved 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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