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Ukraine

Ukrainians protest over having coronavirus evacuees in their region

Some people protested against Ukrainian nationals being kept in isolation in the central Poltava region over fear the novel coronavirus could spread.

21/02/2020

South Korea

COVID-19 outbreak: China says bats, pangolin likely 'virus hosts'

The Iranian government has denied the claim.

21/02/2020

Russia

Moscow bus drivers told to raise alarm if Chinese people are on board

It comes after Russia temporarily banned Chinese people from entering its territory earlier this week.

20/02/2020

World News

COVID-19: Wuhan hospital director dies as death toll nears 2,000

As Chinese authorities confirm a hospital director tasked with fighting coronavirus outbreak has died from the virus, here is the latest.

18/02/2020

France

Europe's first coronavirus death confirmed

The man, who arrived in France on January 16, is the first to die in Europe from COVID-19 coronavirus.

15/02/2020

World News

Call for Europe to make its own medicines amid China COVID-19 crisis

Europe is working with China to meet a shortfall in protective equipment amid fears of a global shortage of medicines and masks.

13/02/2020

China

Debunked: This image doesn't show 'extent of corpse burning in Wuhan'

As some media outlets and social media users suggested that sulphur dioxide levels around Wuhan and Chongqing could be extremely high because of unusual activity at the cities crematoria, Euronews explains why it is unfounded.

13/02/2020

Russia

Russian mother flees unsanitary quarantine hospital through window

A Russian woman who escaped her coronavirus quarantine by climbing out of a hospital window said conditions in the facility were unsanitary.

13/02/2020

Switzerland

COVID-19 coronavirus spreads to Africa as Egypt confirms first case

Africa's first coronavirus case was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Health which said the patient was a foreign national who had not shown symptoms.

12/02/2020

Greece

Greek tourism hit hard by cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak

The island of Santorini is a beloved destination for many Chinese tourists. But since the new COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China, scores are simply not showing up.

12/02/2020

Cambodia

COVID-19: Unwanted cruise ship to finally disembark in Cambodia

MS Westerdam departed Hong Hong on February 1 with 1,455 guests and 802 crew — but it was turned away from four ports.

12/02/2020

World News

Your questions answered on the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

How is COVID-19 transmitted? How has Europe responded to the outbreak? Euronews answers your questions.

12/02/2020

China

COVID-19 in water pipes? The story of a Hong Kong evacuation

About 100 people living in a Hong Kong apartment complex in the same unit but on different floors were quarantined over fears that the new strain of coronavirus could be transmitted through pipes in the building.

12/02/2020

World News

Euroviews. The language of fear used in media reports about the coronavirus is stoking prejudice ǀ View

The language to describe the virus is adding fuel to the fires of fear that are burning in countries with confirmed cases. Phrases such as “deadly virus,” “public health emergency” and “outbreak” mirror the scripts of disaster movies rather than real life.

10/02/2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: WHO officially names illness COVID-19

The death toll for the COVID-19 outbreak has surpassed 1,000 in China with over 40,000 cases.

10/02/2020

Russia

'We can't go out': Coronavirus evacuee describes life in quarantine

Inna Savintseva is a coronavirus evacuee. She was transferred to Siberia in the face of a risk of contamination and cannot leave her hospital room.

07/02/2020

World News

Coronavirus travel slump threatens luxury market in China and Europe

Chinese shoppers have become a key demographic for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada — but coronavirus is reducing travel to their stores.

07/02/2020

China

China probes death of coronavirus whistleblower doctor after outcry

Investigators are to examine the death of LiWenliang, warned by Chinese authorities for raising the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak, and who died from it.

07/02/2020

Spain

Coronavirus: Evacuees tell of life in quarantine, through Whatsapp

A conversation with Pedro Morilla and Oliver Cuadrado, two Spanish evacuees from Wuhan, China, gives a picture of life in quarantine.

07/02/2020

China

'No human contact': What life under coronavirus lockdown looks like

Ilham Mounssif is one of the 60 million people currently living on lockdown in China. This is her story.

06/02/2020