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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson's plight echoes Lloyd George's Spanish flu

How Boris Johnson's forefather David Lloyd George was taken seriously ill amid the 1918 pandemic, but recovered.

World News

Coronavirus: US surpasses Italy in confirmed coronavirus deaths

Europe's worst-hit nation, Italy, has extended its lockdown until May 3.

Italy

'Staff is down to the bone': Italian healthcare workers on COVID-19

'These are my first days of work and I’m facing COVID-19', said one Italian doctor who started working amid the #coronavirus pandemic.

World News

Analysis: The lesser-talked-about deaths from COVID-19

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on the COVID-19 deaths in old people's homes.

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Europe News

North-south divide stalls EU decision on coronavirus financial package

It would be a 'huge self-inflicted crisis' if Eurozone countries fail to agree a financial package to fund the coronavirus response, an economist has told Euronews.

France

Coronavirus: 40 suspected cases aboard French navy ship

The `Ministry of Armed Forces say the sailors have been placed "under reinforced medical observation" after recently displaying symptoms of COVID-19.

France

French care homes hit hard as COVID-19 deaths mount

Around a third of all deaths from the disease in the country have come from within retirement communities.

The Cube

This social media post on coronavirus is full of misinformation

This widely circulated social media post claims to contain coronavirus advice from the respected Johns Hopkins University. It doesn't and it's full of misinformation.

World News

There'll be more body bags if you politicise COVID-19: WHO to Trump

“Please don’t politicise this virus. It exploits the differences you have at the national level. If you want to be exploited and if you want to have many more body bags, then you do it,” said WHO secretary-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

United Kingdom

UK suffers record COVID-19 death toll as PM's condition 'improves'

It was another grim record for the UK on Wednesday.

Europe News

Brussels bear hunt as parents bid to amuse children during lockdown

If you go down into Brussels today, you're in for a big surprise...

Iran

Euroviews. It is wrong of the Iranian regime to use coronavirus to relax existing sanctions ǀ View

There is a growing push for relief from sanctions on Iran. But the advocates for sanctions relief are as misguided now as they were when the Iranian regime was facing a different set of crises.

The Cube

Fake voice note claims UK ambulances won't call out on Thursday

Public Health England called the voice note "fake news" and urged people "to ignore the message and not share it further".

Europe News

Coronavirus: Women on frontline need to be included in response

The UN and gender equality organisations are calling on governments to consider female-specific issues when it comes to their short and medium-term coronavirus responses.

World News

Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View

Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible.

World

Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask – no sewing required

Makeshift masks may be be better than nothing, but they’re no miracle solution. They cannot and must not replace regular handwashing and social distancing measures.

USA

USA's deadliest day: More than 1,700 fall victim to COVID-19

More than 1,700 people in the US died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, the country's deadliest day so far during the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

Coronavirus in Europe: EU science chief quits, slams pandemic response

The head of the European Research Council has resigned saying he has "lost faith in the system" at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

Business

'Job catastrophe': 1.25 billion workers face major hit from COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest crisis since the Second World War, with more than a third of the global workforce at risk of "drastic" layoffs and wage cuts, warns the International Labour Organization.

World News

Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8

Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8