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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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South Koreans defy virus fears at mass wedding

The couples said they are unfazed by the novel coronavirus

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.

World News

Euroviews. It’s time the WHO and the private sector acted together to tackle barriers to healthcare ǀ View

We cannot close the gap in access to care without the public and private sectors working together in a collaborative way — something the WHO itself has recognised in the past.

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.

World News

Coronavirus: Hong Kong lifts quarantine on World Dream cruise ship

Hong Kong has lifted a quarantine on the World Dream cruise ship after clearing all crew members of the new virus.