Germany

German state to scrap nighttime COVID-19 curfew after court ruling

The Administrative Court in Baden-Wurttemberg ruled the curfew is no longer warranted because the country's epidemiological situation has improved since it was first imposed in mid-December.

9 February 2021

Travel News

What are the new UK hotel quarantine rules and who do they apply to?

The British government has set out stricter quarantine procedures and warn of the consequences if arrivals do not comply.

9 February 2021

United Kingdom

COVID-19: England & Wales saw second-highest weekly deaths in January

The Office for National Statistics revealed that 8,433 deaths registered in the week ending January 29 mentioned "novel coronavirus (COVID-19)" — the second-highest weekly figure since the beginning of the pandemic.

9 February 2021

China

'Extremely unlikely' COVID originated from a lab leak, says WHO expert

The team of experts were sent by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

9 February 2021

World

Cloth masks factories pushed to make safer surgical masks in Portugal

Companies in Portugal were quick to start making cloth masks when the pandemic began last year. Now new regulations have come into place in some of their biggest markets, driving business towards safer surgical masks.

9 February 2021

World

Innovative or irresponsible? Austria begins entrance testing plan

While bars and restaurants will remain closed - shops, museums and hairdressers are being allowed to reopen. But many facilities will require medical masks and a negative COVID-19 test certificate.

9 February 2021

World News

COVID-19: Ukraine set to launch coronavirus vaccination programme

The EU called on member states to help Ukraine as it plans its vaccinations programme.

8 February 2021

World News

Israel and Greece sign deal to allow vaccinated tourists to travel

Israel and Greece signed a deal that clears the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between the countries in a bid to boost their economies.

8 February 2021

World News

WHO: Vaccine manufacturers will have to adjust vaccines to variants

The emergence of new coronavirus variants means vaccine manufacturers need to be ready to adjust vaccines to the "evolution of the virus", the WHO chief said.

8 February 2021

Russia

Russia's COVID-linked death toll increases after statistical change

According to Rosstat, 162,429 people died with COVID-19 last year in Russia — much higher than the 77,068 deaths reported by Russian officials.

8 February 2021

World News

UK praised for making COVID-19 vaccine available to migrants

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

8 February 2021

Europe News

Students and teachers both suffer as higher education moves online

Euronews went to Maastricht University in the Netherlands to speak to students and lecturers about the impact COVID-19 is having on their learning and teaching.

8 February 2021

South Korea

Seoul is offering free COVID-19 tests to pets

Pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days.

8 February 2021

World

COVID round-up: UK hits 12 million jabs; Hungary approves Sputnik V

As the EU starts to rollout the AstraZeneca vaccine, there's concern over its effectiveness on new coronavirus variants.

8 February 2021

World News

Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

6 February 2021

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Spain: COVID-19 patients tie the knot at Madrid pandemic hospital

Many weddings have been cancelled amid the pandemic, but at a Madrid hospital the coronavirus provided the push for two patients to get married.

6 February 2021

World News

COVID school closures 'have led to rise in female genital mutilations'

The UN estimates that an additional two million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 February 2021

United Kingdom

How worried should you be about new COVID-19 variants?

Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged.

5 February 2021

United Kingdom

UK regulator says COVID vaccines meet strict safety standards

Most of the reported side effects from COVID vaccines are "mild and short lasting", the UK medicines regulator said.

5 February 2021

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Students in Bolivia's high plateaus are now wearing protective suits

They are coming to school for the start of the 2021 school year as protected as possible from COVID-19.

5 February 2021