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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 + HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS: Much of Europe in lockdown as global infections outstrip China cases YOKOHAMA (Japan): Man sentenced to death over mass killings at centre for disabled TOKYO (Japan): Doubts grow over Tokyo Olympics after IOC emergency meeting + EUROPE +Coronavirus+ FREILASSING (Germany): Germany closes its borders to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 - EDIT 1000 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Daily press briefing by the Robert Koch Institute on the coronavirus - EDIT 1100 GMT HALINOW (Poland): Polish schools are closed for two weeks due to the coronavirus - EDIT 1000 GMT BRUSSELS (Belgium): First day without school in Belgium, but nurseries stay open EDIT 1100 GMT RENNES (France): First day of school closures around France - EDIT 1100 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): UK airports prepare for shut-down of US flights - EDIT TBA LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street begins daily coronavirus briefings - LIVE TBA PARIS (France): French finance minister meets representatives of various sectors of France's economy affected by the coronavirus - EDIT 1200 GMT STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Press briefing by the public health authority - LIVE 1300 GMT - EDIT ON MERIT MOSCOW (Russia): Moscow subway takes special disinfection measures over coronavirus - EDIT 1300 GMT ROME (Italy): Cabinet ratifies a decree to support hospitals, families and companies - LIVE TBA - EDIT TBA HELSINKI (Finland) : Finnish PM gives press conference announcing new coronavirus measures - EDIT ON MERIT 1330 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): Empty streets in Geneva - EDIT TBC VIENNA (Austria): Reactions of the travellers to the suspension of the flight to France and Spain - EDIT TBC 1300 GMT THE HAGUE (Netherlands): Dutch PM Mark Rutte gives speech on coronavirus - EDIT TBA ROME (Italy): Police controls are frequent in the streets to check if people are out for a good reason - EDIT 1400 GMT GENEVA (Switzerland): WHO press conference - LIVE 1500 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BUCHAREST (Romania): Volunteers help the vulnerable against the threat of COVID-19 by doing their grocery shopping - EDIT 1600 GMT VILLARD-DE-LANS (France): Ski resorts forced to close on coronavirus fears - EDIT 1600 GMT SOFIA (Bulgaria): Small factory starts sewing face masks instead of baby sleeping bags in an effort to help hospitals in their preparedness to counter the spread of coronavirus - EDIT 1630 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily pressers on coronavirus in Italy - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT 1900 GMT ROME (Italy): Italians sing at their windows - LIVE 1700 GMT - EDIT 1800 GMT OLSO (Norway): Images of quiet streets and locked schools - EDIT TBA MARIUPOL (Ukraine): People face increased sanitary control at border crossings - EDIT 1800 GMT VIENNA (Austria): Reactions of Austrians to the shops being partially closed and bars closed early - EDIT 1800 GMT FALKIRK (Scotland): Scottish corner shop delivers free COVID-19 kits to the elderly - EDIT 1900 GMT BERLIN (Germany): Reactions a day after the Bavarian municipal election .Press conference of CSU leader Markus Söder after the municipal elections - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW + MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA DAMASCUS (Syria): Cafes empty, Umayyad Mosque closed in Syria capital over COVD-19 fears - EDIT 1000 GMT CAIRO (Egypt): World Health Organization holds COVID-19 briefing - EDIT 1300 GMT IRAN: Iran health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announces daily toll for coronavirus - EDIT 1400 GMT TRIPOLI (Lebanon): Lebanon's Tripoli, protest hotspot hit by economic turmoil - EDIT 1400 GMT JERUSALEM: Old City is emptying amid fear of coronavirus - EDIT 1500 GMT BEIRUT (Lebanon): Empty streets in Lebanon capital as coronavirus lockdown begins - EDIT 1500 GMT + SUB SAHARAN AFRICA PRETORIA (South Africa): Ministers briefing on national state of disaster over coronavirus pandemic - EDIT 1200 GMT KISUMU (Kenya): Kenya: primary and secondary schools close to prevent the spread of the virus - EDIT 1230 GMT JUBA (South Sudan): Swearing in ceremony of President Kiir's new cabinet - EDIT 1300 GMT WINDHOEK (Namibia): City parks and recreation facilities closures to prevent coronavirus spread - EDIT 1600 GMT + ASIA PACIFIC YOKOHAMA (Japan): Man sentenced to death over mass killings at centre for disabled - EDIT TBA TORKHAM (Pakistan) : Pakistan closes land borders over coronavirus - EDIT 1000 GMT BEIJING (China): National Health Commission holds daily press conference on coronavirus outbreak - EDIT 1000 GMT JAKARTA (Indonesia): Long lines form for public transport despite a government call for more people to work from home - EDIT 1200 GMT COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka cleans buses - EDIT 1400 GMT + NORTH AMERICA LONDON (United Kingdom): UK airports prepare for shutdown of US flights - EDIT TBA NEW YORK (United States): The "Big Apple" looks sadly empty - LIVE 1400 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW WASHINGTON (United States): Daily presser of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House - LIVE 1430 GMT ALEXANDRIA (United States): Schools continue to distribute meals to students in need despite closure - EDIT 2100 GMT + LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN CARACAS (Venezuela): Caracas is one of the "collective quarantine" in seven states decided by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic - EDIT 1900 GMT RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil): Rio de Janeiro urban trains start clean-up campaign due to the increase of coronavirus cases - EDIT 2000 GMT + SPORT AFPTV Sport subscribers only TOKYO (Japan): Olympics: Monitoring reaction after IOC emergency meeting. On merit - EDIT TBC + WORLD EVENTS - TO BE REASSIGNED BEIJING (China): Chinese National Health Commission daily news conference discusses prevention work on imported virus cases - EDIT 1100 GMT JIUJIANG (China): Commuters wear face masks on ferry along border of Hubei province, the epicentre of the country's COVID-19 outbreak - EDIT 1100 GMT BEIJING (China): China tightens quarantine measures for international arrivals to prevent a new wave of coronavirus infections - EDIT 1130 GMT TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 + EUROPE AMSTERDAM (Netherlands): Interview with head of Anne Frank House to mark 75 years since the liberation of Nazi concentration camps - EDIT TBA GERMANY: Berlin schools are closed - LIVE 0655 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW BERLIN (Germany): Daily press briefing of the Robert Koch Institute on the coronavirus - EDIT ON MERIT - LIVE 0900 GMT LONDON (United Kingdom): Downing Street begins daily coronavirus briefings - LIVE TBA CRÉTEIL (France): Two police officers appeal court ruling over Canadian tourist rape accusation - EDIT 1000 GMT ROME (Italy): Civil Protection Agency holds daily presser on coronavirus in Italy - EDIT TO FOLLOW - LIVE 1700 GMT + ASIA PACIFIC SYDNEY (Australia): Australia supermarkets start 'elderly hour' to counter panic-buying. Woolworths Supermarkets is to open just for the elderly and those with a disabilities from 7am to 8am (local time) starting in Tuesday - EDIT 0030 GMT JAIPUR (India): Poisoned waters: how India's textile industry is hurting the environment - EDIT 0300 GMT BEIJING (China): Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs daily briefing - EDIT 0900 GMT - EDIT ON MERIT + NORTH AMERICA SEATTLE (United States): The most iconic fine-dining restaurant adapts to the new norms of social distancing - EDIT 0100 GMT MIAMI (United States): Polls open in Florida during the Democratic presidential primaries - LIVE 1100 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW CHICAGO (United States): Voters head to the polls for the Democratic presidential primaries - EDIT 1500 GMT DAYTON (United States): Voters head to the polls for the Democratic presidential primaries - EDIT 1800 GMT + WORLD EVENTS - TO BE REASSIGNED BEIJING (China): Chinese National Health Commission daily briefing - LIVE 0700 GMT - EDIT TO FOLLOW Editorial contacts: Email: afptv@afp.com Europe (excluding France) desk: +44 207 776 2768 France desk: +33 1 40 41 79 40 Asia desk: +852 2829 6279 Middle East & North Africa desk: +357 22 391 450 Sub-Saharan Africa desk (Mon-Fri): +33 1 40 41 46 81 North America desk: +1 202 414 0664 Latin America desk: +598 2 900 5095 ext. 257 AFPTV LIVE MCR: +33 1 40 41 79 63