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Bouquet hopes to ensure love is the only thing in the air

A florist in Manilla has created a special Valentine's Day bouquet to tackle the viral outbreak from China

13 February 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 February 2020

Spain

World's biggest mobile tech show cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The world's biggest mobile technology fair has been cancelled over worries about the coronavirus epidemic.

13 February 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 February 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 February 2020

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Candles lit for Japanese in coronavirus quarantine

Residents of Katsuura gathered to light up the shore outside the hotel where the 176 returnees had been kept in isolation in a show of support.

12 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 2020

Europe News

Coronavirus: EU health ministers head to Brussels for emergency talks

As the death toll from the Coronavirus increases, the EU Commission Is trying to send the message about the worrisome situation, but also to confirm that the EU is ready to confront the epidemic.

11 February 2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: What is a 'super spreader'?

A British national diagnosed with the coronavirus after attending a conference in Singapore has raised concerns that he may be a "super spreader" of the illness - but what is that?

11 February 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 February 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 February 2020

World News

Authorities across Europe try to contain the spread of coronavirus

Authorities across Europe are trying to contain the spread of coronavirus by hunting down those who came into contact with infected people.

9 February 2020

Italy

'Coronavirus and high-tide fears' impacts Venice Carnival tourism

Venice Carnival is off to an unusual start as 'coronavirus and high-tide fears' see tourism rate going down compared to previous years, according to the Italian press.

9 February 2020

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Hong Kong medical workers demand total closure of China border

Striking hospital workers demanding a complete border shutdown because of the coronavirus outbreak have voted to end their action and return to work.

8 February 2020

World News

‘Enough cream sauce!’: Inside Europe’s coronavirus quarantine centres

Watch the videos from inside the European centres where people returning from China are quarantined under coronavirus restrictions.

7 February 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.

7 February 2020

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Coronavirus: Cruise ship Diamond Princess locked down in Japan

About 3,700 people have been confined aboard the Diamond Princess, which was placed under a 14-day quarantine earlier in the week.

7 February 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.

7 February 2020