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Switzerland

Fondue safety concerns amid coronavirus pandemic grate on the Swiss

Can the cheese dish be shared safely amid the COVID-19 crisis? That's the question bubbling in Switzerland at the moment.

Austria

COVID-19: Austria starts new lockdown as Italy inspects nursing homes

Austria's Health Minister warned earlier this week that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have risen by nearly a third in a week.

World

Italy asks overseas doctors to fly in to help fight COVID-19

Health authorities in Italy have realised they have enough ventilators to cope with the second coronavirus wave but not enough medics to operate them.

France

Coronavirus: French region to carry out mass testing before Christmas

The French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes has ordered 2 million tests and will make 1,000 testing sites available.

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United Kingdom

Easyjet reports first-ever annual loss amid coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis saw planes grounded across the world and EasyJet's passenger numbers halved.

USA

'More people may die': Joe Biden urges Donald Trump to aid transition

US President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Donald Trump continues to refuse to coordinate with the transition team on the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

Brussels looks to empty hotels to help homeless during pandemic

Nine hoteliers have so far transferred over the management of their businesses, in exchange for compensation.

Switzerland

Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva

According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff.

Europe News

Hungary and Poland block EU's COVID recovery package over rule of law

Budapest and Warsaw governments are threatening to veto the EU budget and recovery fund over proposals to link access to cash with the respect of the rule of law.

World News

New coronavirus vaccine 'is 94.5% effective' at preventing COVID-19

US biotechnology company Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective.

United Kingdom

Liverpool introduces mass testing for secondary school pupils

Soldiers are manning sites all over the city after the army was been drafted in to carry out the tests. The first phase of a government scheme known as 'Operation moonshot'.

USA

US COVID-19 cases hit 11 million as two states announce restrictions

The most recent million cases came in less than a week, as many Americans prepared to observe a Thanksgiving holiday marked by the pandemic.

United Kingdom

'I feel great,' says Johnson as he starts COVID-19 self-isolation

UK PM Boris Johnson goes into isolation after contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

France

COVID-19 in France: Police break up 'giant' illegal party near Paris

Police reportedly used special grenades to disperse the revellers flouting lockdown rules, and say one person taken to hospital tested positive for COVID-19.

France

Coronavirus: 60% of French admit flouting at least one lockdown rule

A poll suggests a fifth of French people have either welcomed or visited friends at home since the second national lockdown started on October 30.

Romania

Romania: Ten dead in COVID-19 hospital blaze

The fire spread through the intensive care ward designated for people with COVID-19 at the public hospital in the northern city of Piatra Neamt.

World News

COVID-19 in Europe: Austria locks down closing schools and shops

A round-up of some of the latest developments concerning the pandemic across Europe this weekend.

France

France's economic woes worsen as Christmas approaches

Bars, restaurants, and shops will remain shut for at least two more weeks, despite fierce lobbying for the right to reopen.

France

Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope despite coronavirus surge

Therapeutic and other advances mean that patients more often are spending days instead of weeks in critical care and surviving in greater numbers.

India

Diwali: India's festive mood raises fears of surge of coronavirus

Health experts warn of crowded festival celebrations causing a virus resurgence that batters India’s health care system.