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Baker makes toilet paper cakes in satirical poke at panic-buyers

What started out as a joke on Instagram and Facebook has now become the bakery's lifeline.

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COVID-19 patients transferred away to ease pressure on Paris hospitals

It's part of moves to free up capacity in Paris with the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic expected in the coming week.

Real Economy

Covid-19 Pandemic: How has the EU responded to the economic crisis?

In partnership with The European Commission

We ask Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni if Europe is doing enough to avoid an economic crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak.

World News

Coronavirus: NATO is helping fight invisible enemy, says Stoltenberg

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is helping fight an 'invisible enemy' by organising medical supplies and other operations.

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China

Euroviews. The best way to prevent future pandemics like coronavirus? Stop eating meat and go vegan ǀ View

Much like swine flu, bird flu, and SARS (which was also caused by a coronavirus linked to a Chinese wet market), COVID-19 spread from animals to humans, starting with those who worked in or frequented the market. This is yet another reason why we should all be vegan.

France

'I self-isolate in a car park': Homeless struggle amid French lockdown

Euronews has been out with France's Red Cross as it helps the vulnerable cope during the coronavirus lockdown.

Spain

Hospitals in Spain race to reorganise in face of coronavirus crisis

Hospitals in Spain are racing to reorganise in the face of coronavirus crisis, with the country now dealing with more than 100,000 confirmed cases

Belarus

'We look like clowns': Belarus carries on as rest of Europe locks down

Alexander Lukashenko has resisted calls to close businesses and impose social distancing, but could this be his 'Chernobyl moment'?

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Chinese artist salutes health workers with light painting

The artist behind the project said he wanted to show "respect" to health workers treating people with coronavirus.

Europe News

'Host a Hero': helping health workers keep their families safe

A new online platform puts in contact owners of empty houses and health workers in the need of a home.

World

Italy's COVID-19 numbers 'stabilising' but more testing is needed

“Things are getting slowly much much better. I believe Italy needs at least two more weeks of lockdown and then we will see,” Italy’s deputy health minister tells Euronews.

World News

More than 900,000 coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide

Another 864 people died in Spain over the latest 24 hour period, health authorities say, but the rate of contagion continues to slow down.

World News

'Build your own little spaceship' - Chris Hadfield on isolation

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield is spending lockdown searching for a better test for COVID-19, rewiring his stove, and talking to Euronews about what isolation means - and how to deal with it.

World News

'Can they get COVID-19?' and other questions about pets in a pandemic

We asked expert Sean Wensley how to care for pets during the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

Euroviews. Leaders need to act now to lift barriers to a post-coronavirus recovery for distillers ǀ View

The interconnected nature of our countries (which allowed this virus to spread so quickly) will ironically be the antidote to the disastrous economic implications we can expect. International trade is the accelerant that will get our economies moving again.

World News

Euroviews. Parliaments must continue to function and serve the people during the coronavirus pandemic ǀ View

We in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly stand ready to assist national parliaments and work with governments in sharing best practices and ensuring that their essential services continue.

Europe Decoded

Viber messaging platform is latest to counter COVID-19 misinformation

Viber has become the latest platform to team up with WHO and create a 'chatbot' where people can ask the most commonly asked questions about the coronavirus pandemic.

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Indian police wear coronavirus helmets to spread lockdown message

It's certainly an unusual way of getting people to stay at home.

World News

Euroviews. Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View

Coronavirus is currently tearing its way through the Western world. But the loss of life, destruction of the economy and paralysis of infrastructure will be exponentially worse in the developing world - and it could lead to a migrant crisis the likes of which Europe has never seen before.

Italy

‘More dogs around than people’: Life in lockdown from a bench in Milan

The abundance of green areas in my neighbourhood has made 'quarantine' more bearable, says Alessio Dell'Anna, a journalist based in Milan.