Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanon's hospitals fear new COVID wave as economy begins to collapse On Friday the UN warned that clean water may soon no longer be available for more than four million people. The government is so cash-strapped it's struggling to run both water and power plants. 24/07/2021
Now playing Next Iraq More than 80 people killed and 110 injured in Iraqi hospital fire The Iraqi government has sacked key health officials following a hospital fire which left 82 people dead, many being treated for symptoms of coronavirus 25/04/2021
Now playing Next France France enters partial lockdown as hospital pressure reaches new highs The new restrictions entered into force as France reported 5,273 patients in intensive care on Saturday, one of the highest levels recorded since April last year. 04/04/2021
Now playing Next France COVID now killing more younger people, French doctor tells Euronews "It’s not old people dying anymore. These are people who still had 30 or 40 years to live," French ICU doctor Benjamin Clouzeau tells Euronews. 25/03/2021
Now playing Next World Greece sends in private sector doctors to help overwhelmed hospitals Greece has begun easing restrictions despite the National Health Service coming under increasing strain from high numbers of daily new COVID-19 infections. The government has commandeered the services of private sector doctors to assist in public hospitals. 23/03/2021
Now playing Next Czech Republic ICU capacity in Czech Republic 'will be exhausted in 2 weeks' The Czech Republic health officials say hospitals are overwhelmed and they plan to ask for help from abroad when the numbers of remaining beds in hospitals reach 10% 24/02/2021
Now playing Next France Several French hospitals crippled by cyberattacks Three hospital buildings near the city of Lyon have fallen prey this week to hackers using ransomware. 16/02/2021
Now playing Next Portugal Germany sends medical staff and equipment to Portuguese hospitals One Portuguese hospital has seen the same amount of patients in January as it did during the whole of last year as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country. 03/02/2021
Now playing Next Sweden Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island. 31/01/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 medical staff burning out at alarming rate Many health workers are traumatised by the suffering and grief they see on a daily basis. 19/11/2020
Now playing Next World Italy asks overseas doctors to fly in to help fight COVID-19 Health authorities in Italy have realised they have enough ventilators to cope with the second coronavirus wave but not enough medics to operate them. 17/11/2020
Now playing Next France Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope despite coronavirus surge Therapeutic and other advances mean that patients more often are spending days instead of weeks in critical care and surviving in greater numbers. 14/11/2020
Now playing Next Italy Woman bids to end 'harrowing pain' of COVID-19 victims dying 'alone' "If our suffering may help others not to experience the same harrowing pain ... it would soothe our wounds," Maurizia told Euronews. 29/10/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Nurses with COVID-19 asked to carry on working at Belgian hospital "There's nothing but bad solutions because that's the point we are reaching now," said Dr Alexander Ghuysen, head of the emergency department at the hospital in Liege. 28/10/2020
Now playing Next Czech Republic Czech army sets up 500-bed field hospital anticipating COVID-19 surge The Czech army has sett up the first COVID-19 field hospital in Prague with a capacity of 500 beds and 10 intensive care units. 24/10/2020
Now playing Next Europe News French hospitals postpone operations to make space for COVID patients Hospitals in Paris and Montpellier have put some interventions on hold to free up space for COVID-19 as the country registered its six consecutive day with more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday. 28/09/2020
Now playing Next France French family hospitalised after mistaking deadly flower for spinach The family members thought that they were eating Tetragonia, or New Zealand spinach, but were instead ingesting a toxic plant known as Devil's weed. 31/07/2020
Now playing Next South Africa Hospital train reaches South Africa's more remote COVID-19 patients The country accounts for around a quarter of all Africa's COVID-19 cases. 13/06/2020
Now playing Next no comment Healthcare workers stage fresh protest outside Paris hospital They protested to demand better working conditions and pay. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK health authorities fear people are ignoring non-COVID conditions UK health authorities warn not to leave non-COVID conditions untreated, as visits to hospital emergency departments fall by almost 50% in April. 26/04/2020