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Revelers in Amsterdam hit dancefloor for club night experiment

1,300 dance enthusiasts took part in a trial party investigating how large groups can gather safely in times of coronavirus.

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German supermarkets begin selling rapid COVID-19 tests

Europe recorded one million new COVID-19 cases last week, an increase that ended a six-week decline in infections.

USA

US Senate approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Not a single Republican voted in favour of the massive rescue package, highlighting the bitter partisan divisions that have characterized the early days of the Biden presidency.

Germany

Germany hopes for opening-up by late May

Merkel's chief of staff says Germany can return to full normality in the summer if vaccine manufacturers keep to their delivery pledges and no new coronavirus mutation upends vaccination plans.

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France

French government to 'go all out' on vaccination amid COVID variants

France's prime minister said the government would ramp up vaccination amid concerns over the rapid spread of more transmissible COVID variants in the country.

Economy

Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return

While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal.

Destinations

This Greek island has become Europe's first COVID-free destination

All 520 residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and they are happy to welcome tourists to their little piece of paradise

Ireland

Ireland investigating four stillbirth cases with potential COVID link

The country's Deputy Chief Medical Officer said Covid Placentitis, an infection in the placenta which causes stillbirths, was "a concern" but "very rare".

France

French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated

Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday.

United Kingdom

UK to fast-track COVID-19 vaccines modified to combat new variants

The UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland plan to fast-track modified COVID-19 vaccines so they can tackle new variants more swiftly.

Economy

Eurozone's rising debt 'likely to equal its GDP for first time'

The 100% debt-to-GDP ratio will be the legacy of the huge borrowing undertaken to cushion the impact of the coronavirus lockdowns.

World

Dutch sex workers protest for right to get back to work

The Dutch government allowed many workers in "contact professions", such as barbers and masseurs, to reopen their businesses but sex workers aren't on the list.

World

Slovakia logs world's highest COVID death rate with hospitals strained

"We have approximately 650 workers, 100 of them are currently on sick leave because of COVID and 70% of them are dealing with COVID-patients," hospital director Alexandra Pavlovičová said.

Netherlands

Explosion damages COVID-19 testing centre in the Netherlands

In January, a COVID-19 testing centre in the town of Urk was set on fire by rioters opposed to the country's lockdown.

Italy

Coronavirus: Italian government shuts all schools in high risk areas

Secondary schools were already closed due to the spread of the virus, but now all schools in so-called red zones will be shut.

My Europe Series

Will COVID-19 spark reform of the EU's borderless Schengen Area?

Euronews looks at recent border restrictions prompted by coronavirus variants and what they mean for the future of free movement in Europe.

Slovakia

Slovakia receives 200,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine even though it has not received approval from the EU regulator.

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Residents in several European countries frustrated with COVID measures

"I am limited in my freedom. Not to mention the kids. They can't go to school. Learning online? What future will they have?" one demonstrator in Hungary said.

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Protesters in Buenos Aires decry COVID vaccine scandal

Demonstrators left "body bags" depicting coronavirus deaths in front of the Government House with signs reading: "I was waiting for the vaccine but it was given to Alberto's (President Alberto Fernandez) friends."

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews throw stones at police in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known in Israel as Haredim, have in recent months clashed repeatedly with police enforcing coronavirus restrictions on gatherings.