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Anti-malaria drugs should be tested to tackle COVID-19 says Macron

The French leader said the controversial dual therapy championed by Didier Raoult involving anti-malaria drugs should be vigorously tested as soon as possible.

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Coronavirus latest: UK to receive 84 tons of PPE from Turkey

While a number of countries are preparing to start easing their coronavirus lockdowns, the UK is set to announce an extension of its containment measures

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'Now is not the time': Global alarm as Trump halts US funds to WHO

The United States is the WHO's largest single donor – and governments and health experts worry that by suspending funding, it could jeopardise efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic.

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EU slams Donald Trump's decision to suspend WHO funding

One MEP said Trump's move was "dangerous and irresponsible".

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Germany

'There are vultures out there': Police thwart €2.38m face mask scam

€2.38 million euros were paid up front for masks that never arrived. Two arrests have been made in the Netherlands, and more are expected, says Interpol.

Romania

Scramble for face masks and medical supplies sends prices soaring

Face masks and medical supplies are being sold for two or three times their value as countries scramble to protect their health workers.

Europe News

Coronavirus exit strategy: borders, nations and the cohesion conundrum

When the coronavirus spread in the EU, criticisms were levelled over the lack of a coordinated approach to lockdown between member states. Now the EU is attempting to coordinate the exit strategy, but can Brussels persuade nation states to weather the storm together?

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK town devises a-moo-sing remedy to lockdown loneliness

Every evening from 6.30-6.32 pm local time, residents under lockdown in Belper, Devonshire, bellow out in unison, taking part in "The Belper Moo".

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Euroviews. Lessons learnt by Britain in 1931 could save the Eurozone from post-coronavirus catastrophe ǀ View

The experience of Britain in the 1920s and early 1930s provide valuable lessons for the European Union in forging a meaningful economic response to this virus crisis.

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Madrid stages open-air cinema for confined locals

A portable cinema is deployed in Madrid to provide entertainment to those confined to their apartments as a part of the coronavirus lockdown.

Poland

Euroviews. First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second.

World News

Coronavirus: Global cases double to two million in less than two weeks

Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic from across Europe and the world.

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Coronavirus: European states ease lockdowns as Trump lashes out at WHO

Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic and Denmark have announced limited re-opening of schools and businesses.

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Pharma giants GSK and Sanofi team up to find coronavirus vaccine

The pharma giants are hoping their scale will allow them to make a vaccine widely available by the second half of 2021.

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Analysis: The success of COVID-19 restrictions

Solidarity has been a key word in the COVID-19 crisis, yet we're seeing little evidence of it in the approach taken by EU member states. Our political editor asks what a bloc on the back foot is doing about the apparent take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

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We spoke to coronavirus survivors about their experience

Covid-19 death tolls are continuing to rise throughout the world, but Unreported Europe spoke to survivors of the virus to learn about the new perspectives and messages they have after their experience.

Poland

Poland holds virtual protests against abortion bill during lockdown

Amnesty International say that laws on abortion and sex education "must not be rushed through under cover of COVID-19".

Ireland

One island, two coronavirus strategies. Which one is right?

The island of Ireland is a divided one – including when it comes to tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Disabled groups worry about threat to independent living amid COVID-19

Quarantine and lockdown measures mean many disabled people living in communities across Europe fear they’ll lose their personal assistants.

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Alcohol doesn't kill COVID-19 & should be limited under lockdown: WHO

"Fear and misinformation have generated a dangerous myth that consuming high-strength alcohol can kill the COVID-19 virus. It does not," the World Health organisation stressed on Tuesday.