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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US orders emergency measures for virus hotspots + Trillion-dollar US rescue deal falls in Senate + Japan, IOC flag postponement of Tokyo Olympics + Japanese celebrate cherry blossom despite virus Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump orders thousands of emergency hospital beds set up at American coronavirus hotspots but his trillion-dollar economic rescue package crashes, as pandemic deaths soar across the globe. 800 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-politics-economy,2ndlead WASHINGTON 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 0230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. File Picture Oly-2020-JPN-Japan-IOC-health-virus,WRAP TOKYO Japan's prime minister admits postponing the Olympics may be "inevitable" and the International Olympic Committee also says it is considering a delay after heavy pressure from athletes and sports federations thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0230 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Japan-health-virus-cherry-weather,FOCUS TOKYO The crowds might be thinner and the parties smaller, but warnings from officials have done little to stop Japanese from gathering to celebrate as the country's famed cherry tree explode into bloom. 550 words 0400 GMT by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Latam MONTEVIDEO Chile becomes the latest Latin American country to announce restrictions on movement as growing fears over the spread of the new coronavirus spark a prison riot in Colombia that kills 23 inmates. 600 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Health-US-virus-immigration,FOCUS LOS ANGELES James can't afford to quarantine: he lost his job as a waiter in a Los Angeles restaurant, and is two weeks away from running out of money for rent and food. 500 words 0200 GMT by Javier Tovar. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy ROME Italian health officials voice cautious hope after the coronavirus death toll edged down from the previous day's world record and the rate of infections slowed. 550 words moved. Picture. Video 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 moved. Picture. 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 -- 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 moved Health-virus-China-disabled,FOCUS BEIJING Using one hand to move her wheelchair and the other hand to balance a heavy bag of food, Yu struggles to take groceries home in China's quarantined Wuhan city. 700 words 0430 GMT by Danni Zhu and Helen Roxburgh. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria-Africa-religion,SCENE LAGOS Nigerian police with megaphones struggle to keep the faithful in bustling Lagos away from church, as worshippers in Africa face tough 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 Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY At least 10 people are killed in clashes between police and protesters, opposition activists say, as Guinea held a bitterly disputed referendum that critics say is a ploy by the president to stay in power. 650 words moved by Mouctar Bah. Picture. Graphic. Video. -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-fbl-BRA SAO PAULO Brazil's top football clubs are handing over their stadiums to allow health authorities to turn them into field hospitals and clinics to fight the coronavirus pandemic. 300 words moved. File Picture afp
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