Now playing Next Italy Amnesty calls for inquiry into COVID deaths in Italian nursing homes Amnesty International has called for an independent parliamentary inquiry into COVID-19 deaths in Italian nursing homes. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next Russia Moscow to go into lockdown amid daily record COVID deaths For weeks Russia has been breaking daily records for COVID deaths and infections, and president Vladimir Putin has already announced a nationwide holiday week to try to halt the spread of coronavirus. 22/10/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID measures could be reimposed as cases surge in Europe Coronavirus cases are on the rise in Europe with some countries already announcing new restrictions. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Pfizer booster dose 95.6% effective against COVID symptoms - study A study conducted by two labs found a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 95.6% effective against symptoms of the disease. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next Health Transparent COVID face masks to ease communication barrier in HongKong It's not the first face mask to include a transparent area to help those with hearing impairments communicate. But this 3D-printed one is fully transparent and reuseable. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Lithuanian news outlets delete comments to combat COVID misinformation Lithuanian news websites have said they will remove anonymous public comments on stories about COVID-19. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next Romania Romanian police investigate 'false' empty COVID-19 hospital claim Authorities at the hospital in Piatra-Neamț have told Euronews that their beds are never free of COVID-19 patients. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Health Could COVID pills be a game-changer for vaccine equity? A new antiviral pill that has been shown to treat COVID-19 in high-risk patients is seeking authorisation. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK health leaders call for ‘Plan B’ to avoid winter COVID-19 crisis Health leaders have called on the British government to introduce ‘Plan B’ measures to avoid a COVID-19 crisis this winter. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria launches COVID-19 pass amid rising infections With just one in four adults fully inoculated, the government hopes the measure will boost vaccine uptake. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Johnson's government under pressure as COVID cases continue to rise The UK is is struggling with one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Europe, despite the early success of its vaccination campaign. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next Romania Romania in eye of COVID storm with record infections and deaths Romania is facing a surge in infections amid alarmingly low vaccination uptake. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next Health Tuberculosis deaths increase for first time in 10 years due to COVID Tuberculosis deaths are rising for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID pandemic, the WHO has warned. 15/10/2021
Now playing Next Health Nipah virus could cause a deadly COVID-scale pandemic. But what is it? The Nipah virus has a 40 per cent to 75 per cent mortality rate and there is no treatment or vaccine. 15/10/2021
Now playing Next France France to extend COVID-19 state of emergency until July 2022 The French government will ask lawmakers to extend its COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency until July 2022. 13/10/2021
Now playing Next Latvia Latvia declares three-month state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise Under the new rules, masks are mandatory in all public buildings and only essential shops will be open at weekends. 12/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Students return to Idlib classrooms after Covid delays school year Syrian children return to shools in northwestern Idlib province after delays due to the conflict and exacerbated by the Covid pandemic. 09/10/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Long COVID now has an official WHO clinical definition In September, there were more than one million people living in the UK who reported they were suffering from long COVID. 09/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment Brazil event commemorates 600,000 COVID victims An activist group held a memorial on Copacabana Beach on Friday as Brazil surpassed 600-thousand deaths from coronavirus. This milestone puts the country second in the world for lives lost to COVID-19, just behind the US. 08/10/2021
Now playing Next Switzerland 2022 Geneva International Motor Show cancelled due to pandemic issues The organisers cited likely travel restrictions, as well as the semiconductor shortage affecting manufacturers and other issues indirectly related to COVID-19. 07/10/2021
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