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When will the coronavirus lockdowns finally end?

People could be confined to their homes for many months experts say and once restrictions are lifted, coronavirus cases could increase again.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions don’t go far enough to contain its spread ǀ View

The prime minister will now need to elaborate further on what practical steps his government plans to implement to tackle this pandemic. I fear that his current restrictions are lacking any concrete steps for how he hopes to achieve them.

Italy

Coronavirus: Italian police arrest two men for stealing 8,000 masks

The two brothers from Erchie, Brindisi, are being held for aggravated robbery and the assault of a Chinese shopkeeper.

Europe News

A new Marshall plan? MEPs debate coronavirus response

In an extraordinary plenary MEPs are set to vote through measures to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The EU has said it will do 'whatever it takes', but solidarity means something different to different politicians.

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France

Inmates in France hit out over prison hygiene amid COVID-19 fears

They claim little has been done to protect inmates or prison staff from catching coronavirus.

Philippines

Coronavirus: European nationals stranded abroad

Euronews spoke to two UK travellers in the Philippines.

World News

Watch: European astronauts offer tips on living in confinement

Struggling with living under lockdown? Astronauts including Samantha Cristoforetti and Tim Peake share tips on living in isolation in a confined space

World News

Coronavirus: 'Europe is in a fight for its life' says Von der Leyen

The Commision President made the comments in the European Parliament on Thursday

Europe News

MEPs to vote from home on crucial coronavirus measures

MEPs on lockdown will trial a new system to vote from home, as Brussels holds extraordinary plenary to agree on measures to battle coronavirus fallout.

Spain

'Tweet us', doctors tell Spaniards during lockdown

Healthcare professionals prefer patients to use social networks than visiting them in person.

World News

France will send COVID-19 patients from east to west via special train

Each carriage will have four patients and a team of six health workers.

France

French mayor removes public benches amid claims of lockdown rebellion

The mayor said the 40 benches were being removed because people were disobeying confinement rules.

World News

WHO lists key actions to slow COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic

The WHO said on Wednesday that 16,000 have already died of the COVID-19 coronavirus worldwide and that how many more will die will be determined by the actions taken by countries now.

Europe News

Politics on lockdown: see how MEP Katalin Cseh keeps up with Brussels business in Budapest

We are asking MEPs to invite us into their homes during self-isolation to see how they continue their parliamentary work far from Brussels.

World News

Euroviews. It’s not too late for Europe and the US to learn lessons from Asia to fight COVID-19 ǀ View

Despite claims by some US officials that it is too late to learn from Asia, policies in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan show what rapid and effective prevention can look like.

World News

COVID-19 sufferer, 40, makes social distancing plea from hospital bed

A young COVID-19 sufferer has called on people to play their part and adhere to social distancing rules.

World News

Europe's coronavirus lockdowns are making phone calls popular again

Mobile voice services in France have doubled since the country went into lockdown

World News

Euroviews. Coronavirus could lead to a sustainable society better equipped to tackle future problems ǀ View

A sustainable society is an inherently resilient society with a broad-based economy, making it much better equipped to face a pandemic threat than a globalised, grow-forever consumer society.

World

We need a 'war economy' to deal with COVID-19 crisis, says UN chief

Guterres said he wanted to mobilise a double digit percentage of the global economy to "break not bend" the growth curve of coronavirus.

Italy

Watch: Positive effects of Italy's COVID-19 lockdown 'yet to be seen'

The positive effects of Italy's coronavirus lockdown are yet to be seen, the director of one of Milan's hospitals has told Euronews.