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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + COVID-19 might be spreading via breathing + Massive US jobs losses expected to worsen + EPL clubs lobby stars to take 30% pay cut + China to pause in mourning for virus dead + Soul-blues legend Bill Withers dead at 81 Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON A top US scientist warns that the new coronavirus could be spreading from normal breathing, fueling a global debate on whether to encourage masks as several countries mark their highest yet death tolls. 900 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Phil Hazlewood in London. Pictures. Graphics. Video. Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON As the US economy craters amid the damage inflicted by the coronavirus shutdowns, businesses jettisoned jobs at an alarming rate last month, according to government data, and the situation is expected to get dramatically worse. 700 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott. File picture Health-virus-Britain-Fbl-Eng-Pr LONDON Premier League clubs will ask players to take a combination of pay cuts and deferrals amounting to 30 percent of their annual salary due to the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the league says. 600 words moved by Kieran Canning Health-virus-China-memorial WUHAN, China China will come to a standstill on Saturday to mourn patients and medical staff killed by the coronavirus, with the world's most populous country observing a nationwide three-minute silence. 500 words 2100 GMT. Video. Picture. Live video Moved: Health-virus-China-Wuhan-recovery,PHOTOESSAY US-entertainment-music-BillWithers,WRAP LOS ANGELES Bill Withers, the legendary performer who defined 1970s soul with timeless hits like "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me" has died. He was 81. 750 words 2000 GMT by Andrew Marszal with Maggy Donaldson in New York. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Kushner,FOCUS WASHINGTON He's got no medical experience, has never been elected or served in the military, but as Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner has crucial access -- and now he's White House pointman for the coronavirus crisis. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Health-virus-US-hospitals,FOCUS WASHINGTON Convention centers, sports arenas, and parking lots across the United States are being converted into field hospitals as authorities prepare for a surge in seriously ill coronavirus patients. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture Health-virus-politics-US-defense-navy-Roosevelt WASHINGTON US Navy Captain Brett Crozier receives an ovation from hundreds of sailors aboard the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier after he was fired for making public his worries about coronavirus on board. 500 words 1930 GMT by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture Health-virus-US-masks,SCENE NEW YORK From masks and scarves to bandanas and snoods, New Yorkers cover their faces at the epicenter of America's coronavirus crisis as the US government weighs urging other citizens to do the same. 400 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Brazil-politics-Mandetta,PROFILE BRASILIA As if leading his country's fight against coronavirus wasn't hard enough, Brazil's health minister has to deal with a boss who criticizes, undermines and ignores him. But he takes it in stride: "I'm working here," he says. 600 words moved by Jordi Miro. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain,FOCUS LONDON Britain opens a new 4,000-bed temporary hospital to treat the most seriously ill coronavirus patients, as day-on-day deaths surge to a new record and royal officials said Queen Elizabeth II will make a rare crisis address to the nation. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Health-virus-food-weight,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus has shaken the world like nothing else. But beyond the terrible toll of death, economic devastation and fear, the virus is likely to leave another lasting mark -- it's going to make us all fatter. 600 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Aurelie Mayembo Health-virus-leaders,FACTS PARIS World leaders in voluntary or enforced isolation have, like billions of people around the globe, been forced to change their lifestyles during the COVID-19 pandemic. 800 words moved Also moving: Health-virus-world,FACTS -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Israel-Orthodox-army JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday gave the green light for soldiers to be deployed in a mostly ultra-Orthodox Jewish city considered the centre of Israel's novel coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-homelessness,SCENE PRETORIA At a church in a quiet Pretoria suburb, a lost-looking man in rags tries to wander out of the building but is gently intercepted by a volunteer - the coronavirus pandemic forces South Africa to confront the long ignored homeless population after President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered everyone off the streets. 700 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Health-virus-Africa-economy NIAMEY Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou appeals for a "Marshall Plan" to help African economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic as more states warn of a devastating impact on the continent's growth. 660 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-Modi,lead MUMBAI Indian police barricade off parts of one of Asia's biggest slums after two coronavirus deaths, while under-pressure Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for a national lightshow to dispel "darkness and uncertainty". 600 words moved by Vishal Manve with Aishwarya Kumar. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-India-sport Health-virus-Australia-cruise,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia insists it will not let the crew of multiple virus-stricken cruise ships into the country, slapping aside suggestions it was falling short on legal and moral obligations. 600 words moved by Andrew Beatty. Picture -- ECONOMY/BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-smallbusiness-aid, FOCUS NEW YORK The Trump administration has promised immediate assistance to small businesses hammered by the coronavirus shutdowns, but there were mixed signs at the launch of the ambitious and highly anticipated $350 billion program. 800 words 2130 GMT by John Biers -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-France-music,FOCUS PARIS A French orchestra has found a way around the coronavirus lockdown to record a 51-instrument rendition of Ravel's Bolero. One by one. 450 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Picture -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-GBR-Ecclestone-people LONDON Colourful former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is to become a father again at the age of 89 and says: "I don't see there's any difference between being 89 and 29." 300 words moved afp
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