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Crucial days ahead for Ireland as COVID-19 cases rise daily

Ireland is in day one of renewed confinement measures aimed at stopping the spread of the virus.

Japan

Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak

Following discussion between Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IOC confirmed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics "must be rescheduled"

Germany

Angela Merkel: Coronavirus is biggest challenge for Germany since WW2

'It is serious,' Merkel told the nation, 'take it seriously.'

World News

Cities as never seen before after coronavirus restrictions introduced

Photographs of popular tourist destinations, business hubs and lively neighbourhoods changing as a result of restrictive coronavirus measures being introduced.

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Italy

Sicily confinement: How one couple coped with life on lockdown

More than a week ago a couple from Palermo started their life in a state of complete lockdown. This is what they learned.

Italy

Venice's canals clear as tourists stay away due to coronavirus

The Italian city's waterways are usually plied by thousands of boats.

Italy

Milan under lockdown – diary of a silent city

Marina is a freelance journalist and photographer. She lives in a flat together with her boyfriend. For the past few weeks, she has kept a diary – she shares her thoughts with Euronews.

World News

How the new coronavirus could change our behaviour

The coronavirus is “ political gift for nativist nationalists and protectionists." Here's how the pandemic could affect our culture and view of our world.

France

Record low turnout in French municipal elections amidst epidemic

The country decided to press ahead with nationwide municipal elections but has ordered special measures to keep people at a safe distance and to sanitise surfaces

World News

'You can't fight a fire blindfolded': WHO urges more COVID-19 tests

"We cannot fight this pandemic without knowing who has it," said the director-general of WHO, urging more tests for COVID-19.

Spain

Spain-bound planes turn around mid-air as coronavirus cases soar

At least seven Jet2 flights turned around mid-air on the way to Spain with Madrid set to announce a coronavirus lockdown.

Greece

NGO calls to evacuate migrant camps in Greece amid COVID-19 fears

People in Greece's migrant camps do not have sufficient access to water and soap and need to be evacuated immediately, says MSF.

World News

Expert: World 'nowhere near ready' for outbreaks like COVID-19

“With increasing population, with increasing environmental destruction, we are likely to see an accelerating rate of these types of outbreaks," an epidemiologist says.

USA

President Donald Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus

The U.S. has confirmed more than 1,200 cases and 33 deaths.

Italy

COVID-19: Italy doctors 'forced to choose which patients get ICU care'

A nurse in Lombardy tells Euronews that medical staff are being forced to decide who gets crucial treatment and who does not.

World News

Watch: WHO chief feared a pandemic just five months ago

The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the world wasn't ready for a pandemic.

USA

Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump over travel ban from Schengen countries

The European Union has condemned the announcement by Donald Trump of a near ban on travel from 26 Schengen countries over coronavirus, saying it had been imposed "unilaterally and without consultation."

World News

UN declines to declare coronavirus pandemic

“Unless we’re convinced it’s uncontrollable, why (would) we call it a pandemic?” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.