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| - Go to to consult AFP Agenda Contact us on contact-agenda@afp.com LONDON (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. SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS: Europe virus toll soars as Asia braces for second wave NEW YORK (United States): Empty streets in central NYC as stay-at-home order comes into effect MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexicans turn to religion and magic as protection from COVID-19 + NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (United States): Sunny weather draws locals out to see the city's famed cherry blossoms despite warnings to stay home amid COVID-19 fears - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW NEW TRIPOLI (United States): Distillery switches production from spirits to sanitizer to help fight Covid-19 - EDIT ALREADY FILED WASHINGTON (United States): Daily press briefing from coronavirus task force - LIVE 2030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ISLAMORADA (United States): At the peak of its touristic season, Florida's famed islands are forced to shut down hotels amid COVID-19 pandemic - EDIT 2300 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Interview with the CEO of Solidcore, who went from running a successful business to laying off 98% of her staff because of the coronavirus - EDIT 2300 GMT NEW YORK (United States): Empty streets in central NYC as stay-at-home order comes into effect - LIVE 2350 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN BOGOTA (Colombia): Justice Minister addresses prison riot that has left 23 inmates dead and 90 wounded - EDIT 1800 GMT LA PAZ (Bolivia): Images of Bolivia on its first day of national curfew due to coronavirus outbreak - EDIT 1900 GMT SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador): El Salvador puts payment of utility bills, mortgages, loans and credit cards on hold - EDIT 2100 GMT MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexicans turn to religion and magic as protection from COVID-19 - EDIT 2300 GMT + EUROPE AJACCIO (France): Helicopter-carrier expected in Corsica to evacuate coronavirus patients - EDIT TBA BERLIN (Germany): Press conference by Angela Merkel after her meeting with the heads of the German States on measures to be taken against the coronavirus - EDIT 1800 GMT ATHENS (Greece): Greece to impose nationwide movement restrictions from Monday: PM - EDIT 1800 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - EDIT 1800 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - EDIT 1830 GMT ATHENS (Greece): Greeks applaud from balconies medical staff - LIVE 1900 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRUSSELS (Belgium): A mass broadcast on Facebook from a Franciscan convent, closed due coronavirus pandemic - EDIT 1830 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Prime Minister Stefan Lofven addresses the nation over coronavirus - LIVE 2015 GMT - EDIT ON MERIT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA CONAKRY (Guinea): Voting stations for the parliamentary election and the constitutional referendum close and counting begins - EDIT 1900 GMT MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexico suspends classes for a month due to COVID-19 pandemic caused by new coronavirus - EDIT 2000 GMT + ASIA PACIFIC TOKYO (Japan): Cherry blossom blooms in Tokyo but people are told to refrain from traditional "hanami" parties amid virus fears. - EDIT 0300 GMT BEIJING (China): China Ministry of Foreign Affairs daily briefing - EDIT ON MERIT - EDIT 0900 GMT + EUROPE BERLIN (Germany): Situation live at Brandenburg Gate after Germany introduced tighter measures to slow coronavirus spread - LIVE 0700 GMT - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MOSCOW (Russia): Russian schools closed over coronavirus pandemic - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Empty Paris streets as day 7 of confinement starts - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MULHOUSE (France): Military prepare field hospital where 30 patients with coronavirus will be looked after - LIVE 0750 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LONDON (United Kingdom): UK schools closed over coronavirus pandemic - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Daily press briefing of the Robert Koch Institute on the coronavirus - LIVE 0900 GMT - EDIT ON MERIT SAINT-ETIENNE (France): A supermarket opens to older customers only for the first hour of the day - EDIT TBC LILLE (France): Northern city streets empty as day 7 of confinement starts - LIVE 0950 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ATHENS (Greece): Greece imposes nationwide movement restrictions from Monday - LIVE 1000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - LIVE 1030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Germany's finance and economy ministers hold press conference on the 2020 budget in the face of the coronavirus pandemic - LIVE 1130 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW MADRID (Spain): Empty streets in the Spanish capital as the country battles coronavirus - LIVE 1200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW VIENNA (Austria): Usually full of tourists and locals, the streets of Vienna are almost empty amid measures to halt spread of coronavirus - EDIT 1200 GMT COPENHAGEN (Denmark): Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are working on a vaccine against COVID-19 - EDIT 1300 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO press conference on coronavirus - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW EDINBURGH (United Kingdom): Possible verdict in trial of former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond for sex offences - LIVE TBA MARSEILLE (France): French military helicopter-carrier expected to bring back coronavirus patients from Corsica on the continent to be treated - LIVE, EDIT TBA ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Fifth anniversary of Germanwings crash that claimed 150 lives - FILE 2300 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TEHRAN (Iran): Health spokesman updates toll of coronavirus cases during a presser - LIVE 0930 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW TUNIS (Tunisia): Bourguiba Avenue empty after Tunisia president announced nationwide, round-the-clock self-isolation - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT 1100 GMT + SPORT AFPTV Sport subscribers only YAMADA, IWATE (Japan): Oly-2020. Olympic torch on display to public ahead of relay - COVERAGE CONFIRMED, AWAITING TIMINGS - SOURCE: IOC/TOKYO 2020 (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - EDIT TBA + FEATURES PARIS (France): In Montmartre, a hotel is forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic - EDIT 1300 GMT Editorial contacts: Email: afptv@afp.com Europe (excluding France) desk: +44 207 776 2768 France desk: +33 1 40 41 79 40 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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