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Coronavirus: UK extends self-isolation period from seven to 10 days

The self-isolation extension comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that "we can see, sadly, a second wave of coronavirus that's starting to roll across Europe".

Germany

Germany says COVID-19 vaccine unlikely before mid-2021

The United States, the European Union and the UK have been making pre-orders with pharmaceutical companies in the hope of protecting their populations from COVID-19 and shielding their economies from further costly lockdowns.

Australia

COVID-19: Mandatory masks in Australian state after record daily cases

Victoria state recorded a record daily number of cases since the beginning of the outbreak.

Poland

Plane brilliant! Fly-in film screening held in Poland amid pandemic

"We were surprised that even people from Berlin came to see the movie by plane!" the club said.

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United Kingdom

UK signs new deal for 60 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The world’s wealthiest countries are pre-ordering hundreds of millions of doses of potential vaccines – but there is no certainty any of them will effectively protect against COVID-19.

World News

Debunking the myths: which drugs used to treat COVID-19 work?

Several drugs are being used to treat COVID-19 but which ones are actually effective in helping to lessen the effects of the virus? Euronews talks to an expert in intensive care medicine to debunk the myths.

World News

EU signs €63m deal to secure supplies of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

The EU's announcement it had secured 30,000 treatment courses comes four weeks after the US revealed that it had bought more than 500,000 treatment courses.

Spain

Madrid developing disputed 'immunity passports' for COVID-19 survivors

The Spanish region said the experimental passport would be rolled out in September but both the WHO and Spain's national government have warned against these certificates.

Spain

A million people lost their jobs in Spain in three months, data shows

Spain's National Statistics Institute said 1,074,000 jobs were lost between the start of April and the end of June.

World News

French, German, Italians and Spanish scrap summer holiday plans - poll

A majority of French, German, Italians and Spanish say they have scrapped the idea of a holiday this summer amid the coronavirus outbreak, a poll by Redfield and Wilton Strategies for Euronews has found.

China

COVID-19: Hong Kong hospitals face 'collapse', China sees cases spike

Hong Kong was seen as a success story for how it controlled the outbreak at the beginning of the year, which was helped by the public embracing face masks and an efficient track and trace programme.

World News

Which major European countries are seeing a COVID-19 resurgence?

European countries are reimposing restrictions as COVID-19 cases begin to increase. But how bad are the spikes and how do they compare to March and April?

World News

Tracing apps: is privacy protection to blame for few downloads in EU?

Contact tracing apps were once hailed as a way for Europe to get a grip on COVID-19 and move away from costly lockdowns. Where did things go wrong?

World News

European countries tighten controls amid COVID-19 second wave fears

Local councils in the UK are introducing measures at the local level to curb the spread of the virus after spikes in infections.

World News

Global air traffic won't recover from COVID-19 until 2024, says IATA

International traffic shrank by 96.8 per cent in June compared with the same month last year.

Europe News

Algerians and Moroccans set to lose permission to travel to EU

Diplomatic sources say Morocco and Algeria will be removed from the list of countries whose citizens can travel to the EU when it announces its two-week review on Wednesday.

World News

UN report calls for temporary basic income to mitigate COVID-19 crisis

This is particularly necessary in developing countries where pre-existing conditions make the populations less resilient to shocks, the report claims.

USA

Largest test of experimental COVID-19 vaccine begins in the US

30,000 people are taking part across the country. Results aren't expected before November.

Italy

Andrea Bocelli 'felt humiliated and offended' by Italy's lockdown

The tenor also cast doubts over the "gravity" of the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain

Spain wants UK to reconsider 'unjust' coronavirus quarantine rule

Pedro Sanchez has condemned the British government's decision to impose a quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain.