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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Confirmed virus cases near one million + US to evacuate stranded Florida cruise ship + USS Theodore Roosevelt crew being evacuated + Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WWII + Supermarket bar busted for breaking virus ban Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally nears one million, as the United States records its deadliest day of in the pandemic. 750 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-Florida-ships,WRAP FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida US authorities will evacuate passengers from a stranded cruise ship due to dock in Florida, Donald Trump says, after it was barred from several South American countries because of a coronavirus outbreak aboard. 600 words 0200 GMT by Leila Macor with Sebastian Smith in Washington. File picture Health-virus-US-defense-Navy-Roosevelt,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus-Tennis-GBR-Wimbledon,WRAP LONDON Roger Federer and Serena Williams are among the tennis stars left devastated as Wimbledon is cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Pirate Irwin. File picture Health-virus-Spain-offbeat MADRID A Tenerife bar owner has been fined for violating Spain's coronavirus lockdown by serving shoppers at a supermarket next door, police say. 200 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-masks,FOCUS TOKYO Western officials have repeatedly warned against the use of face masks during the coronavirus outbreak, but in Asia their use has been widespread, so have they helped limit infections? 700 words 0330 GMT by Sara Hussein. Picture Health-virus-fitness-HongKong,FOCUS HONG KONG In an empty park overshadowed by Hong Kong's cramped apartment blocks, personal trainer Kristen Handford presses record on her phone and begins a workout for clients trying to stay fit at home during the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 0300 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-ventilator,FOCUS NEW DELHI When a robot scientist and a neurosurgeon got together to make one of the world's smallest ventilators for India's poor, they could not have imagined the pandemic that would see demand boom. 550 words 0300 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video Health-virus-Singapore-nightclub-lifestyle,FOCUS SINGAPORE Strobe lights flash across a near-empty dance floor, as a DJ live-streams thumping electronic music from a Singapore nightclub to revellers confined to their homes. 550 words 0330 GMT by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-employment,FOCUS WASHINGTON The widespread damage to the US economy is becoming evident amid the standstill forced by the coronavirus pandemic, and data will reveal more of what are expected to be massive job losses. 700 words 0130 GMT by Heather Scott Health-virus-US-media-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The ailing news industry, struggling during a pandemic-induced economic slump, is pressing for new government relief as media outlets scramble to keep covering the health crisis. 800 words by Rob Lever. Picture Health-virus-lifestyle-alcohol-Canada,FOCUS MONTREAL, Canada Some countries have banned alcohol, others say liquor shops are essential services, and one top official even suggested a tipple after another long day trapped at home can be a necessary restorative. 650 words 0200 GMT by Anne-Sophie Thill with AFP bureaux. Video. File Picture. Health-virus-US-doctors,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Doctor Daniel Brenner has had a busy week in the emergency department of Johns Hopkins Hospital, seeing dozens of presumed COVID-19 patients. 800 words 0200 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-agriculture-immigration,FOCUS, LOS ANGELES Working side-by-side without gloves or masks, packed into dormitories at night -- farm laborers who harvest the crops that feed the United States are considered essential workers, yet the conditions in which they live and work make them especially susceptible to the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0130 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture. Health-virus-Cuba,FOCUS HAVANA Student doctors in Cuba are trudging from house to house trying to identify cases of the coronavirus pandemic to stop it from spreading in the Caribbean island nation. 700 words 0200 GMT by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video. Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has pivoted to a dark new tone on the coronavirus pandemic after a warning on staggering potential casualties rendered his previous election campaign optimism untenable. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-diplomacy-Serbia-China,FOCUS BELGRADE When six Chinese doctors landed in Belgrade two weeks ago, Serbia's president greeted them with elbow-bumps before laying a kiss on their country's flag, a gesture of gratitude that sent Chinese social media aflutter. 800 words 0300 GMT by Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Health-virus-politics-diplomacy-France,FOCUS PARIS As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: "When will it end?". But other, troubling questions are starting to be asked of governments, at a time when the world is at a political crossroads. 800 words 0230 GMT by Pierre Donadieu Also moving: Health-virus-Germany-communications-rights,FOCUS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Palestinians-Israel,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories The onset of the coronavirus pandemic fostered rare moments of unity between Israeli and Palestinian leaders but as the severity of the outbreak has escalated so too have tensions. 800 words 0230 GMT by Hossam Ezzedine and Joe Dyke -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Africa-chloroquine,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Despite loud appeals for caution, Africans are rushing to embrace chloroquine, the venerable anti-malaria drug touted as a possible treatment for coronavirus. 800 words moved by Camille Malplat with AFP bureaux in Africa. Video afp
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