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| - Duty Editor: Ian Timberlake Tel: +1 202 873 4262 -- TOP STORIES -- + Coronavirus deaths soar in US, Europe despite restrictions + Trillions of dollars in US economic relief in limbo + China starts first phase of virus vaccine clinical trial + Spain's PM will ask parliament to extend emergency + Police patrol megacity Lagos, warning worshippers Health-virus,WRAP ROME Coronavirus deaths soar across the United States and Europe despite heightened restrictions as hospitals scramble to find ventilators. 1000 words 2000 GMT. by Alexandria Sage, with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-politics-economy,2ndlead Trillions of dollars in rescue money is in limbo as Congress and the US government falter on agreeing to a massive funding package to cushion businesses and ordinary Americans from devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-China-vaccine BEIJING China starts the first phase of a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine, records show, as the world's scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen. 350 words moved Health-virus-Spain-Sanchez,3rdlead MADRID Spain's prime minister says he will ask parliament to extend a state of emergency until April 11 to try to curb the spread of coronavirus after the country records 394 new deaths from the disease. 650 words 2000 GMT. by Daniel Silva. Picture. Graphic. Video. Health-virus-Nigeria-Africa-religion,SCENE LAGOS Police patrol Nigerian megacity Lagos warning people to stay away from church, as worshippers in Africa face strict restrictions aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus. 600 words moved by Celia Lebur and Joel Olatunde Agoi with Samir Tounsi in Kinshasa. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-prison-riot,WRAP BOGOTA Rioting that swept through a crowded prison overnight in the Colombian capital Bogota leaves 23 inmates dead and 90 wounded while the city is on lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 2100 GMT. Picture Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-Merkel,2NDLEAD BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel is in quarantine after meeting a doctor since tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as Germany further tightens rules on public gatherings and plots a taboo-breaking package of support for Europe's top economy. 700 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy ROME Italian health officials voice guarded hope after the coronavirus death toll edges down from the previous day's world record and the rate of infections slows. 500 words 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-fbl-Ita-SerieA Health-virus-France-Madagascar-doctor PARIS The first French doctor dies of the coronavirus as the death toll in the country continues to rise. 550 words 2000 GMT by Zoe Leroy in Lille and Fiachra Gibbons in Paris. File picture. Health-Britain-virus,3rdlead LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted imposing tougher controls on the public despite warning Britain is following the same coronavirus path as Italy and packed parks, markets and cafes across the country showing people defying government warnings about social distancing. 550 words 1930 GMT by David Harding. Picture Health-virus-hospital-emergency,FOCUS PARIS Emergency medics routinely make critical treatment calculations based on their patients' chances of survival. But as the coronavirus pandemic overwhelms hospitals, physicians are facing the prospect of large-scale triage that some say resembles the stark choices of war. 700 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois. Picture. -- AFRICA -- Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY Protesters and police clash as voters in Guinea cast ballots in a bitterly-disputed referendum that critics say is a ploy by President Alpha Conde to stay in power. 750 words 2030 GMT by Mouctar Bah. Picture. Graphic. Video. -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran-politics TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei says his country will never accept any aid to fight the novel coronavirus from arch-enemy and "charlatans" the United States, as Tehran announced 129 new deaths. 550 words moved. Picture Health-virus-religion-Mideast,FOCUS JERUSALEM In the Middle East, where the three main monotheistic faiths shape daily life, the coronavirus pandemic has seen religious leaders support constraints unthinkable just a few weeks ago. 790 words moved by Ben Simon. File picture Health-virus-Palestinians-Gaza GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Authorities in Gaza confirm the first two cases of novel coronavirus, identifying the individuals as Palestinians who had travelled to Pakistan and were held in quarantine on their return. 600 words moved by Sakher Abou El Oun. Picture Health-virus-Libya-conflict TRIPOLI Libya's UN-recognised government declares a night-time curfew and closure of public spaces to keep the novel coronavirus out of areas it controls, while fighting continues south of the capital. 400 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-peace-Taliban-prisoners-Qatar,WRAP WASHINGTON The Afghan government and the Taliban hold their first discussion on arranging prisoner exchanges, the US special envoy for Afghanistan says on Twitter. 500 words 2030 GMT Health-virus-Asia,2ndlead HONG KONG From Australia's Bondi Beach to the streets of New Delhi, authorities across Asia ramp up efforts to stem the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus amid fears of a second wave of infections in places where outbreaks had appeared under control. 750 words 2100 GMT by Allison Jackson. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Health-virus-environment-pollution,FOCUS PARIS Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. 650 words moved by Laure Fillon afp
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