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Germany's COVID-19 infection rate rises after lockdown lifted

Authorities say the “R” factor, which measures the average number of people that an infected person contaminates, is now close to the limit of what is manageable.

France

What are the key points of France's lockdown exit plan?

France will begin easing lockdown restrictions on May 11 if the country continues making progress on coronavirus, said PM Édouard Philippe.

World News

Health workers are bookmakers' favourite for Time's Person of the Year

The odds of doctors, nurses, health workers and first responders being given the illustrious title have been slashed from 4/1 to evens, according to betting aggregator, Oddschecker.

France

France's Ligue 1 will scrap current 2019/20 season, says French PM

Professional football scrapped in France until at least September.

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Europe’s cities fear post-lockdown congestion on transport networks

City authorities are looking at new measures to enable large urban populations to move around safely.

Spain

Spain's poorest are being punished by the coronavirus crisis

Thousands have lost all income and aid organisations are overwhelmed as lines at food banks have tripled.

Italy

A third in Italy's COVID-19 epicentre estimated to have had disease

Bergamo, the epicentre of Italy's COVID-19 outbreak, made the estimates based on data from a website where citizens log their health status.

World News

Airlines could face class-action suit over unpaid coronavirus refunds

A number of major European carriers have defied EU regulations that require refunds to be paid within seven days of a flight being cancelled.

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Zoom meetings, Uber Eats and home workouts: ‘Lockdown’ life in Dubai

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‘Staying at home’ and ‘self-isolating’ have become everyday terms in the UAE, whilst Zoom meetings and home workouts have become daily tasks for people in lockdown.

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Coronavirus latest: US confirmed cases exceed 1 million

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United Kingdom

'Profoundly disrespectful': Doctor's ire over pandemic study findings

Four years ago, the UK held an exercise to test the country’s readiness to face a flu pandemic. Now the government is declining to release details of what was learnt, angering doctors.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Bereaved families of UK health workers to receive €68,000

"Nothing replaces the loss of a loved one, but we want to do everything that we can to support families who are dealing with this grief," Britain's Health Secretary announced on Monday.

World News

'There's a better way of judging countries on their COVID-19 response'

Comparing countries on daily COVID-19 deaths is not the most accurate way of assessing performance, a professor has told Euronews.

Italy

Analysis: Prepare for the second wave of COVID-19

Many fear what the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson talked about upon returning to work this morning: a second wave. And he is right to be concerned, Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey writes.

United Kingdom

Could COVID-19-related Kawasaki Disease be major threat to children?

Abdominal pain and gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiac inflammation are common features of this infection.

Sweden

Euroviews. Sweden’s coronavirus exceptionalism will not be remembered favourably by Europe ǀ View

Swedes might find themselves in a particularly difficult position. Without having been under a lockdown or undergone a testing regimen like other European states, and with many of those infected not showing any symptoms, some will regard Swedes as having a higher chance of bringing in the disease.

France

France launches AI phone line to help keep track of COVID-19 spread

Over 1,000 "intelligent virtual agents" have been designed to help detect cases of the deadly virus.

New Zealand

New Zealand relaxes COVID-19 social distancing restrictions

The country will move to Alert level 3, with fewer restrictions on movement, on Monday night.

United Kingdom

'Families are really struggling': London food bank sees fivefold surge

"This kind of thing, a crisis like this, it impacts the poorest people the hardest, it always does," said the founder of a London food bank. "And it’s just not right, it’s not fair."

Sweden

Sweden's coronavirus strategy: Are the elderly paying the price?

One-in-three coronavirus-related death in Sweden has happened in care facilities for the elderly.