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Now playing Next world news Vaccination success sees Gibraltar enjoy life post-pandemic The British Overseas Territory has become one of the first places in the world to ease restrictions including outdoor mask wearing 08/04/2021
Now playing Next Green News These disposable face masks are designed to be thrown away A Dutch designer has come up with a biodegradable mask full of flower seeds that can be planted in your garden. 26/03/2021
Now playing Next Austria Man in cow mask, fined under burqa ban law, has conviction quashed Austria's Constitutional Court has overturned the sentence of an animal rights activist who was fined under a law banning full-face veils while wearing a cow mask. 18/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany Third conservative MP in Germany resigns amid corruption allegations A third conservative politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc has resigned over corruption allegations. 12/03/2021
Now playing Next Germany German MP resigns amid claims he used pandemic to enrich himself It was claimed that a company run by Löbel had earned commissions of €250,000 for brokering face mask contracts between manufacturers and German authorities. 08/03/2021
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Now playing Next Belgium Belgium's government warns against using its own facemasks Belgian authorities said their freely distributed masks contain small traces of silver and a chemical compound and are undertaking further studies. 26/02/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom PPE is the new plastic waste nightmare threatening the environment Plastic bags have been overtaken by face masks as one of the most common pieces of plastic waste. In fact, 102 million are thrown every week in the UK alone. 25/02/2021
Now playing Next World Cloth masks factories pushed to make safer surgical masks in Portugal Companies in Portugal were quick to start making cloth masks when the pandemic began last year. Now new regulations have come into place in some of their biggest markets, driving business towards safer surgical masks. 09/02/2021
Now playing Next no comment Students in Bolivia's high plateaus are now wearing protective suits They are coming to school for the start of the 2021 school year as protected as possible from COVID-19. 05/02/2021
Now playing Next World German start-up company makes 120,000 FFP2 masks a day Most countries in Europe now require people to wear facemasks on public transport and in shops. In Germany, new rules allow only medical masks to be worn on public transport and supermarkets. Euronews has visited one small factory in the German capital that is ramping up its production. 27/01/2021
Now playing Next world news How are masks and lockdowns affecting early child development? In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab. 22/01/2021
Now playing Next Germany Face masks: What's the difference between a cloth one and an FFP2? As authorities in southern Germany and in Austria make FFP2 masks mandatory on public transport and in shops, we ask an expert what difference these masks make. 19/01/2021
Now playing Next Germany Bavaria makes FFP2 masks mandatory in shops and public transport Starting next week, Austria will introduce a similar rule nationwide. 18/01/2021
Now playing Next World 'Better late than sorry': Sweden introduces masks on public transport Authorities in Sweden are recommending face masks should be worn in public transport during peak times. Up until now, the country has resisted imposing the use of face coverings in the fight against COVID-19, except in healthcare. But there are signs the government is now taking tougher action. 07/01/2021
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden switches strategy and calls for face masks on public transport Sweden's healthcare sector is struggling with the resurgence of COVID-19, prompting the government to finally introduce measures already seen for months across Europe. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Shoppers in Spain buy face masks as holiday gifts The owners of UrbnMsk in Barcelona, say they are desperate to see an end to the pandemic, but believe face masks are here to stay. 17/12/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey installs 'mask cams' at bus stops to promote face coverings Commuters not wearing a mask see their face covered with an image of the coronavirus 01/12/2020
Now playing Next world news Watch: How do masks and ventilation prevent COVID-19 transmission? A new estimation tool attempts to predict how many people could become infected with COVID-19 in different indoor scenarios. 01/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment 'COVID warriors' with virus-shaped hats spread awareness in India Authorities dress up in colourful helmets depicting the coronavirus in an attempt to spread awareness. 30/11/2020
Now playing Next World COVID cleanup: Duo walk from Marseille to Paris picking up old masks One is called the 'English snail' and the other the 'Marseille boar.' Together, Edmund Platt and Frédéric Munsch are walking from Marseille to Paris, collecting thousands of discarded facemasks along the way. 25/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Duo walk from Marseille to Paris picking up discarded face masks One is called "the English snail", the other "the Marseille boar". Together, they are walking from Marseille to Paris, collecting thousands of discarded facemasks along the way, as well as plastic bottles and fast food waste 24/11/2020