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UK posts fourth successive day of COVID-19 cases above 50,000

The figures came as the UK changed its vaccinate rollout strategy to ensure more people receive a first dose earlier.

France

France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h

BREAKING: France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h in more than a dozen regions.

World News

France: New Year rave lasts 2 nights, authorities condemn COVID risk

A curfew was ignored as the party in Brittany continued overnight on Friday before finally ending on Saturday morning, 36 hours after it began.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Out with the old, in with the new

The coronavirus pandemic look like it will dominate 2021 from the outset, but a new American President and German Chancellor could also shape the world for year's to come.

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European capitals mark New Year at midnight amid coronavirus measures

Rome, Berlin and Paris put on firework displays to mark the New Year, but the coronavirus pandemic made for muted celebrations.

USA

Case of UK coronavirus strain detected in Florida, US

Health authorities in Florida have reported finding evidence of a case of a newer, apparently more contagious strain of coronavirus which was first seen in England.

Italy

Rome: Health workers continue fighting coronavirus as they enter 2021

There wasn't much time to welcome 2021 in hospitals in Rome, where doctors and nurses continue to care for patients with serious cases of COVID-19.

My Europe Series

Beyond coronavirus: The news stories that shaped Europe in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is not the only event to touch the lives of Europeans. Here are just some of the stories to make the headlines during the year of COVID-19.

World News

How COVID-19 upended life in Europe throughout 2020

COVID-19 submerged Europe's hospitals, tanked the economy, and forced us to avoid other people. One year since it was first reported in Wuhan, here's how the virus changed life in Europe.

World

Staff shortage could make UK overflow hospitals 'redundant'

More ambulance workers than ever are treating COVID-19 patients in England as a new variant of the virus spreads rapidly

Europe Decoded

Euronews' most important misinformation debunks in 2020

Viral misinformation surged online in 2020. Here are ten of Euronews' best debunks from the last 12 months.

World News

Lockdown, social distancing, quarantini: The 2020 pandemic lexicon

From talk of flattening the curve to doomscrolling: how the coronavirus pandemic hijacked our vocabulary.

World News

COVID-19 dominated but this is what else shaped the world in 2020

No-one could escape COVID-19 in 2020, but the pandemic was not the only event to have rocked the world in this year.

France

France to deploy 100,000 police on New Year's Eve to impose 8pm curfew

Penalties for breaking the rules will be €135 for a first offence and can go up to €3,750 in the event of a repeat offence, the country's Interior Ministry has said.

Ireland

Ireland locks down again to stop the new COVID-19 variant in its track

The country will go into a full lockdown for a month, Taoiseach Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. This means restrictions will be reviewed again on January 31.

USA

California records America's second case of the new COVID-19 variant

The first case was confirmed in a man in his 20s in Colorado. He is not believed to have travelled recently.

Greece

COVID-19: Greek government's ‘vaccination selfies’ spark anger

Greece's government has halted the vaccination of senior state officials following a backlash from health care unions and opposition parties.

Spain

Spain's homeless help repopulate rural ghost towns

The homeless, including those left on the streets as a result of the COVID-19 slowdown, are helping to repopulate Spain's rural communities.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK daily death toll nears 1,000 amid surge in cases

There are currently more people in hospital in the UK with COVID-19 than there were at the peak in April - and case numbers continue to smash daily records.

USA

Coronavirus: US reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in Colorado

The man, in his 20s, is currently in isolation in Denver. Authorities say he has no travel history.