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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Wuhan re-opens but US, Britain see record virus tolls + US Navy chief quits over virus outbreak on carrier + Ronaldinho swaps jail for hotel in fake passport row + Paris bans daytime jogging in virus lockdown fight + Sushi role: Japanese women chefs fight for recognition Health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China Thousands in Wuhan rush to leave the city where the coronavirus pandemic first emerged as restrictions are lifted, while the United States and Britain see their biggest death tolls yet. 750 words 0300 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-politics-defence,2ndlead WASHINGTON US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigns over his mishandling of an outbreak of the coronavirus on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announces. 550 words moved. File Picture Fbl-PAR-BRA-Ronaldinho-corruption,WRAP ASUNCION A Paraguayan judge orders the release of Brazilian football great Ronaldinho and his brother into house arrest. 450 words moved Health-virus-France,3rdlead PARIS Paris bans daytime jogging to keep people from bending anti-coronavirus lockdown rules as France breaches 10,000 deaths due to the outbreak. 600 words moved by Mariette Le Roux. Picture. Video Japan-food-gender-sushi,FOCUS TOKYO Women have warm hands, their periods alter their sense of taste and they can't work long hours -- just some of the claims from those in Japan who believe women can't be sushi chefs. 800 words 0330 GMT by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-Wuhan WUHAN Thousands of Chinese travellers voice joy and excitement as they flee coronavirus-ravaged Wuhan after a two-month ban on leaving the city is lifted. 650 words 0230 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video Health-virus-condoms-Malaysia,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world's top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations warning of "devastating" consequences. 700 words 0330 GMT by Sam Reeves with Beiyi Seow in Beijing. Picture. Video SKorea-NKorea-politics-vote-diplomacy,INTERVIEW SEOUL For decades, Thae Yong Ho served the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the North is officially known, rising to become its deputy ambassador to London before defecting. Now he is standing for election in the South's multi-party democracy. 700 words 0330 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-vote-Wisconsin,WRAP MILWAUKEE Wisconsin controversially holds its presidential primary as planned, contradicting a state-wide stay-at-home order and defying concern that the election could expose thousands of masked voters and poll workers to the coronavirus. 650 words 0300 GMT by Kamil Krzaczynski with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Health-virus-US-women-pregnancy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Like many expectant mothers, Gina Conley is nervous. But there is a lot more to worry about these days, with a virulent outbreak overwhelming hospitals and convincing pregnant women to opt for the relative safety of a home birth. 800 words 0130 GMT by Daxia Rojas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Haïti-prison,FOCUS PORT-AU-PRINCE Imagine the struggle of containing the coronavirus if it hits Haiti's hellish prison system, the world's most overcrowded, where filthy, sometimes windowless cells meant to house 20 people are teeming with up to 80, unable to even go outside for fresh air. 500 words 0130 GMT by Amelie Baron. File picture Health-virus-Uruguay-Australia-NZealand-ship,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Uruguay says it has authorized a humanitarian flight to evacuate Australian and New Zealand passengers stranded on a coronavirus infected cruise ship. 600 words 0230 GMT by Gabriela Vaz Health-virus-US-race,FOCUS WASHINGTON The new coronavirus isn't picky about who it infects -- so why does data emerging from some states suggest that African Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic in the US? 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-loans-wage,WRAP WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is working with Congressional leaders to secure another $250 billion to reinforce a new aid program that has been overwhelmed with applications from small businesses forced to shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved File Picture US-Japan-IT-invest-SoftBank-WeWork-court,lead WASHINGTON Office-sharing giant WeWork sues SoftBank claiming the Japan-based technology investment group breached its contractual obligations by backing out of a $3 billion rescue plan. 500 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-US-IT-disinformation-Facebook-WhatsApp Health-virus-US-politics-defence -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spends a second night in intensive care battling the coronavirus, raising deep concerns about his health as the country records its highest daily death toll. 800 words 0200 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Johnson,CHRONO Health-virus-Britain-politics-government,Q&A Health-virus-Britain-EU-mortality Health-virus-EU-economy,WRAP Health-virus-Turkey,FOCUS ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stepped up measures to stem rapidly growing coronavirus cases in Turkey but his refusal to impose a full lockdown to keep the economy afloat is drawing criticism. 600 words 0300 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture Health-virus-religion-Easter,ROUNDUP PARIS Churches will be empty this Easter and Passover festivities will also take place behind closed doors owing to the COVID-19 lockdown. 700 words moved by Karine Perret with AFP bureaus worldwide -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kuwait-quarantine,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY The meat is too fatty and the staff are slow to clean up coffee stains -- some Kuwaitis quarantined in five-star hotels due to the coronavirus outbreak have a litany of complaints. 600 words 0230 GMT. File picture Health-virus-Egypt-poverty,FOCUS CAIRO Haggard and dishevelled from the stress of making ends meet, day labourers line up in Cairo for food parcels after losing their jobs to the sharp downturn caused by the coronavirus. 650 words 0200 GMT by Farid Farid. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Palestinians-Israel,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Kenya-quarantine,FOCUS NAIROBI Hundreds of people held under mandatory quarantine in Kenya after returning from abroad are up in arms after the government extends their confinement for another 14 days. 550 words 0300 GMT by Francois Ausseill. Picture -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-stadium-virus-health NEW DELHI There is no larger symbol of the global sports shutdown than cricket's 110,000-seater Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, opened by US President Donald Trump in February, but yet to see a ball bowled. 550 words 0200 GMT by Faisal Kamal. File Picture Fbl-WC-2018-2022-QAT-RUS-FIFA-corruption,WRAP DOHA Qatar and Russia hit back at allegations of bribery after US prosecutors accused them of paying millions in bribes for the rights to host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. 550 words moved by Greg Walton. File picture Fbl-health-virus-ENG-PR-wages,WRAP LONDON English Football Association chief Greg Clarke issues a stark warning over the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, calling on players and fans to "share the pain to keep the game alive". 700 words moved by John Weaver. File picture afp
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