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Where are we with COVID-19 vaccines and treatments?

With over a million people already infected and 50,000 fatalities, the race is on to find a cure for COVID-19, the virus which has arguably caused the most serious global crisis since World War II.

United Kingdom

What happens to a coronavirus patient in intensive care?

We spoke to an expert about why a patient with COVID-19 would be admitted to intensive care, and what happens when they are there.

Green News

Robots attend graduation in place of students at Japanese university

Virtual tech solutions are on the rise as coronavirus prevents students from travelling to their graduation ceremony.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: How will the UK government function in Johnson's absence?

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been designated to take over while the prime minister is in hospital, but the formal rules are unclear.

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Ireland

Irish PM Varadkar: EU response to coronavirus has been 'poor' so far

Europe’s response to the coronavirus has been “poor” and uncoordinated, and now is the time for “solidarity”, says Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar.

Hungary

Euroviews. The EU needs to stop funding Viktor Orbán’s emergency rule ǀ View

If experiences of a decade of dialogue on the rule of law are any indication, Orbán is unlikely to be halted by diplomatic reminders about good practice during a pandemic.

World News

France’s COVID-19 death toll passes 10,000 mark

The French death toll due to COVID-19 jumped by more than 1,400 on Tuesday - a record - and passed the 10,000 mark.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

World

How are MENA countries fighting the COVID-19 pandemic?

Widespread, and seemingly drastic, actions have been implemented to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries of the Middle East, which has an estimated total of 82,000 confirmed cases and more than 3,600 deaths since early April.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care unit

The British prime minister, already in hospital for tests, was taken to intensive care after his condition worsenedt.

World News

Analysis: What is Europe's coronavirus exit strategy?

"While the health battle is far from over, some countries are now turning their attention to an exit strategy - and getting the economy back on track."

World News

Analysis: Is Hungary dumping democracy amid coronavirus crisis?

Most countries introduced time-limited emergency laws to respond to the coronavirus crisis. Except Hungary.

World News

Analysis: Coronavirus is the EU's greatest test

'It feels like this war is starting to tear the EU apart': Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on how coronavirus is the bloc's greatest test.

Sweden

Sweden stands firm over its controversial coronavirus approach

Sweden has come under fire for not putting everyone on coronavirus lockdown but public health chiefs are standing firm.

USA

Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

The infection of a four-year-old tiger called Nadia is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the US or a tiger anywhere.

World News

Has the key to a coronavirus vaccine been around since 1922?

Countries that apply mandatory tuberculosis vaccination policies have been found to have fewer COVID-19 deaths, a new study has found.

United Kingdom

Could sniffer dogs be trained to discover if someone has coronavirus?

Dogs can not only detect weapons and drugs with their strong sense of smell, but they can also sniff out disease - now they're being trained to smell coronavirus

World News

Euroviews. Maria Joao Rodrigues and Paul Magnette: Only a Roosevelt-style New Deal can rescue the EU ǀ View

Only a very bold and ambitious plan, combining urgent measures and a long-term vision as did President Roosevelt’s New Deal in the US in the aftermath of the 1929 “Great Crash,” can rescue the European project.

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Empty streets amid coronavirus lockdown in New York City

The city that never sleeps stands empty and silent amid the coronavirus lockdown in New York.

World News

Meet the people on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic

"Every day is filled with distress," says retirement home worker, Nadia. What's it like to be on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic? We asked some of you, and here's what you told us.