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MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS TOKYO (Japan): Japan PM Abe says Olympic postponement may become inevitable PARIS/MADRID/BERLIN: Empty street as Europe battles new coronavirus TOKYO (Japan): Cherry blossom bloom in Tokyo but people are told to refrain from traditional "hanami" parties amid virus fears + ASIA PACIFIC TOKYO (Japan): Japan PM Abe says Olympic postponement may become inevitable - EDIT 0300 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo Governor Koike to hold a doorstep on the measures against the virus - LIVE 0225 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Japanese people give their views on whether the Olympics should go ahead or be postponed - EDIT 0400 GMT TOKYO (Japan): Tokyo 2020 organizing committee to hold press conference - details on participants, timing and location to be confirmed - LIVE - EDIT TOKYO (Japan): Cherry blossom bloom in Tokyo but people are told to refrain from traditional "hanami" parties amid virus fears - EDIT 0400 GMT SYDNEY (Australia): People queue for welfare payments as Sydney prepares for shutdown - EDIT 0600 GMT BANGKOK (Thailand): Plastic bottles are recycled into facemasks as new coronavirus spreads in Thailand - EDIT 0900 GMT BEIJING (China): China Ministry of Foreign Affairs daily briefing - EDIT ON MERIT - EDIT 0900 GMT + EUROPE SAINT-ÉTIENNE (France): A supermarket opens to older customers only for the first hour of the day - EDIT TBC MARSEILLE (France): French military ship expected to bring back coronavirus patients from Corsica to be treated on the continent - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0530 GMT EDINBURGH (United Kingdom): Possible verdict in trial of former SNP leader and Scottish first minister Alex Salmond for sex offences - LIVE TBA 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 LILLE (France): City streets empty as day 7 of confinement starts - LIVE 0950 GMT PARIS (France): Clapping and parties on balconies to pay tribute to medical teams fighting coronavirus - LIVE 1900 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Situation at Brandenburg Gate after Germany tightened measures to control virus spread by banning gatherings of more than two - LIVE 0800 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 0700 GMT 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 ATHENS (Greece): Greece imposes nationwide movement restrictions from Monday - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1000 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1030 GMT MADRID (Spain): Empty streets in the Spanish capital as the country battles coronavirus - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1200 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Daily press briefing of the Robert Koch Institute on the coronavirus - EDIT ON MERIT - 1100 GMT 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 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 MIDDLEHAM: Yorkshire town puts up 'town closed' signs after being overwhelmed with tourists despite government advice to avoid non-essential travel - EDIT 1400 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO press conference on coronavirus - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1500 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1700 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1700 GMT CREMA (Italy): Cuban doctors and nurses who arrived Sunday to northern Italy start work at camp hospital set up by the Italian army. - EDIT 1700 GMT 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 + NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK (United States): Empty streets in central NYC as stay-at-home order comes into effect - EDIT 0400 GMT WASHINGTON (United States): Coronavirus task force holds daily briefing at the White House - LIVE, EDIT TBA NEW YORK (United States): Opening bell at NYSE - LIVE 1300 GMT NEW YORK (United States): Closing bell at NYSE - LIVE 2000 GMT UNITED NATIONS (United States): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefs the press - LIVE 1600 GMT MIAMI BEACH (United States): Live outside hotels ahead of mayor's deadline to substantially close due to COVID-19 fears - LIVE 1600 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SANTIAGO (Chile): Illustrative live of reduced daily life as people are asked to self-quarantine and respect a night curfew - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 1245 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BUENOS AIRES (Argentina): Illustrative live as the city is in lock down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 1345 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW - EDIT TO FOLLOW MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Mexico suspends classes for a month due to COVID-19 pandemic caused by new coronavirus - EDIT 2000 GMT + SPORT 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 TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020 + ASIA PACIFIC BEIJING (China): China Ministry of Foreign Affairs daily briefing - EDIT ON MERIT - EDIT 0900 GMT + EUROPE DUBLIN (Ireland): Suspension of most Ryanair flights begins - FILE 0200 GMT MADRID (Spain): Spanish health ministry gives daily briefing on coronavirus - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 1030 GMT PARIS (France): French Government answers lawmakers' urgent questions as Parliament meets in "restricted format" due to coronavirus pandemic - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily press conference on coronavirus - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1700 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1700 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN SAN SALVADOR (El Salvador): 40th anniversary of murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero - EDIT TBC SAO PAULO (Brazil): Empty streets in Brazilian economic capital as coronavirus lockdown begins - LIVE 1300 GMT SAO PAULO (Brazil): Residents react after quarantine starts to counter the spread of the new coronavirus - EDIT 2000 GMT MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Illustrative live as the country recommends self-quarantine to its citizens in face of COVID-19 pandemic - SOURCE: AFPTV LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW LIMA (Peru): 24h in the life of a couple quarantining in a tiny apartment - SOURCE: AFPTV NO RESTRICTIONS EDIT 2300 GMT MEXICO CITY (Mexico): Taco stands, restaurants and bars are missing their clients, as fear for the COVID-19 grows in Mexico City - SOURCE: AFPTV NO RESTRICTIONS EDIT 2300 GMT + SPORT FUKUSHIMA (Japan): Oly-2020. 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