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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. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS HONG KONG (China): People take to a pier jutting out into Hong Kong's harbour to enjoy the open space, take the air, fish, and snap photos as the city weathers social distancing restrictions - EDIT TOKYO (Japan): Japan Post starts to deliver masks to households nationwide. Each family will get two cloth masks provided by the government - EDIT KANCHANABURI (Thailand): Thai boxing champs despair on the sidelines as virus stalls sport - EDIT HAVANA (Cuba): Cuba's private tourism sector struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak - EDIT LAVARDAC (France): In rural southwest France, Syrian refugees put their skills to work making face mask - EDIT + ASIA PACIFIC TOKYO (Japan): Live from Tokyo's Shinjuku district after Japan expands virus emergency nationwide - LIVE 0100 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese companies ramp up production of coronavirus test kits - EDIT 0200 GMT TOKYO (Japan): People in Tokyo give their views after Japan expands virus emergency nationwide - EDIT 0400 GMT BEIJING (China): China releases 2020 Q1 GDP growth data - LIVE 0200 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): General views of Islamabad during COVID-19 restrictions - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0250 GMT SINGAPORE (Singapore): A Singapore university has invented a disinfecting robot to help in the fight against the coronavirus. SOURCE: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY / AFPTV - 0300 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 COOLANGATTA (Australia): Aussie 'twin towns' split by virus border. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0400 GMT NEW DELHI (India): Live from New Delhi as India extends virus lockdown. SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0430 GMT ISLAMABAD (Pakistan): Pakistanis head to Friday prayers at mosques despite coronavirus risks - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE 0845 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Press conference by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe after government announced to expand state of emergency nationwide. SOURCE: POOL - LIVE 0900GMT 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 MARIGOT (France): French navy ship Dixmude due to arrive in French West Indies to bring supplies in fight against coronavirus SOURCE : AFPTV - COVERAGE TBC DEPENDING ON ACCESS - EDIT TBA ALMATY (Kazakhstan): NASA astronauts Meir and Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Skripochka return to Earth from ISS - SOURCE: NASA TV - LIVE 0500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): Images place de la Concorde of morning of 32nd day of coronavirus lockdown SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 0650 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LA DÉFENSE (France): Images of deserted Paris business district at lunch time on 32nd day of coronavirus lockdown SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 1050 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW TOULOUSE (France): In Toulouse, a leisure centre welcomes children of healthcare workers, like a test before a return to school SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT PARIS (France): Parisians give concert in their Belleville neighbourhood courtyard to pay tribute to health workers SOURCE : AFPTV - LIVE 1730 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): French parliament starts debate on modified 2020 budget with extra expenditures due to coronavirus outbreak SOURCE : ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE / POOL TF1 - LIVE 0700 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Health and Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren and Director of Sweden's public health authority Johan Carlson give a briefing in English about Sweden's coronavirus strategy - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0730 GMT BERLIN (Germany): German health minister Jens Spahn and Robert Koch Institute chief Lothar Wieler give press conference - SOURCE: CORONA POOL - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0800 GMT 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 ROME (Italy): A young Roman boy went viral playing covers of Ennio Morricone's music from his balcony above piazza Navona during the confinement. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT KIEV (Ukraine): Orthodox monks and volunteers help to produce and provide medical equipment to hospitals amid COVID-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT Grand-Est (France): French military pharmacy, housed in a secret location, takes part in fight against coronavirus SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT WISSOUS (France): Temporary funeral centre installed outside Paris to absorb the heavier than usual number of deaths as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak SOURCE : AFPTV - TBC DEPENDING ON ACCESS - EDIT 1100 GMT PARIS (France): Specialty shops, like wine sellers and flower shops, start to reopen, providing either delivery service or very limited hours and strict rules for customers SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT DUSHANBE (Tajikistan): Muslim believers attend Friday's main prayer at a mosque despite coronavirus outbreak - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1200 GMT BORDEAUX (France): Hospital tests new therapies to treat Covid-19 patients, including one based on hydroxychloroquine SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: WHO - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1400 GMT LAVARDAC (France): In rural southwest France, Syrian refugees put their skills to work making face masks SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT THISE (France): Employees and residents of retirement home severely hit by coronavirus recount their experience fighting the disease SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1500 GMT Vienna (Austria): Vienna's famous snow globe factory is producing a coronavirus-themed globe: behind the glass is a roll of toilet paper, an allusion to panic buying in shops at the start of the crisis - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1600 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): Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon holds online rally SOURCE : LA FRANCE INSOUMISE - LIVE 1630 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW 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 coronavirus lockdown is putting tourist towns across Italy at risk, such as Tivoli which is famed for its beautiful gardens - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1800 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): Nursing homes are severely hit by the coronavirus outbreak - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1800 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA JERUSALEM (Undefined): Orthodox Christians celebrate Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem - SOURCE: AFPTV - LIVE AND TBC DEPENDING ON ACCESS GIVEN AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC - LIVE, EDIT TBC + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA SOUAPITI (Guinea): Guinea dam, meant to light country, displaces thousands - SOURCE: HRW EDIT 0100 GMT BAMAKO (Mali): Rally for the release of opposition leader Cissé, supposedly kidnapped by jihadists - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1600 GMT + NORTH AMERICA 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 ALBANY (United States): Governor Cuomo briefs from the US COVID-19 epicenter - LIVE 1500 GMT AUSTIN (United States): Governor Abbot expected to make statement on re-opening the economy amid pandemic. SOURCE: HANDOUT - LIVE 1700 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): World Bank President holds presser as part of virtual spring meetings amid COVID-19 pandemic - LIVE 1800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): Coronavirus task force holds daily briefing at the White House - LIVE 2100 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 HAVANA (Cuba): The private tourism sector is struggling amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak - SOURCE AFPTV EDIT 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 - SOURCE AFPTV LIVE 1100 GMT MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexico City residents begin to wear mandatory face masks - SOURCE AFTPV LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BRASÍLIA (Brazil): Health Ministry officials hold daily press conference on COVID-19 - SOURCE: TV BRAZIL LIVE 2000 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + SPORT KANCHANABURI (Thailand): Thai boxing champs despair on the sidelines as virus stalls sport. SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0100 GMT DAKAR (Senegal): Coronavirus: Senegalese wrestling stars won't let confinement prevent them from training - SOURCE: AFPTV EDIT 1000 GMT LIMA (Peru): Football coaches lead remote football practice via videoconference - SOURCE: Club de fútbol Municipal, Club de futbol Melgar / NO RESALE EDIT 1500 GMT + FEATURES HONG KONG (China): People take to a pier jutting out into Hong Kong's 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 0500 GMT SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC HITACHINAKA (Japan): Japan's Hitachi Seaside Park attracts tens of thousands of tourists every spring because of the blue nemophila, now the flowers are all over the hills but the park has to close amid coronavirus fears - EDIT 0300 GMT + EUROPE POINTE-À-PITRE (France): French navy ship Dixmude due to arrive in French West Indies to bring supplies in fight against coronavirus SOURCE : AFPTV - COVERAGE TBC DEPENDING ON ACCESS - EDIT TBA ISTANBUL (Turkey): Turkey continues weekend curfews - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0900 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - SOURCE: PALACIO DE LA MONCLOA - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0930 GMT AACHEN (Germany): Visit of an intensive care unit at the University hospital, where patients with COVID-19 are being treated SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT AACHEN (Germany): Interview with a patient recovering from COVID-19 - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1000 GMT HORDAIN (France): PSA group factory presents added security measures to prevent spread of coronavirus ahead of possible restart of activity SOURCE : AFPTV - EDIT 1100 GMT MINSK (Belarus): Orthodox believers go to church despite coronavirus outbreak to consecrate food for Eastern festivities - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1400 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - SOURCE: UK POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1500 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - SOURCE: POOL - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1600 GMT MOSCOW (Russia): "Holy fire" arrives to Moscow's Vnukovo airport ahead of Easter celebrations SOURCE: VGTRK (RUSSIA OUT) - LIVE 1600 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW PARIS (France): French health ministry update on coronavirus outbreak SOURCE : FRENCH HEALTH MINISTRY - SUBJECT TO LAST MINUTE CANCELLATION BY MINISTRY - LIVE 1715 GMT ORANIENBURG (Germany): Sachsenhausen former concentration camp celebrate 75th anniversary of liberation amid COVID-19 containment measure - SOURCE: POOL - NO RESALE - EDIT 1900 GMT TBC ROME (Italy): Two artists prepare a show for confined Romans to enjoy from their balconies - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 1930 GMT SOFIA (Bulgaria): Bulgaria celebrates Orthodox Easter with a nighttime candle-lit vigil circling the Alexander Nevski cathedral in central Sofia - SOURCE: BULGARIAN NATIONAL TELEVISION / AFPTV - LIVE 2030 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ROMANIA: Romania celebrates Orthodox Easter in empty churches with priests giving the Holy Light to people on their balconies or in front of their houses - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 2300 GMT + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TEHRAN (Iran): Images of daily life in Tehran's Grand Bazaar - SOURCE: AFPTV (RESTRICTIONS APPLY) - EDIT 1030 GMT + FEATURES KIEV (Ukraine): Ukraine TV series raises hopes of struggling teens - SOURCE: AFPTV - EDIT 0200 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 afp
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