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What will be the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?

The World Economic Forum has been collating expert opinion on the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

USA

Euroviews. This high-tech way to try to slow the coronavirus spread has low-tech problems ǀ View

As federal, state and local governments increasingly contemplate big tech and mass surveillance as a tool to combat the spread of the deadly virus, we must guard against surveillance opportunists who will endanger public health and the health of our democracy.

France

Euroviews. Life on coronavirus lockdown with an autistic child ǀ View

One in 150 people have an Autism Spectrum Disorder in France and places in specialised schools are hard to get so for some parents, the lockdown and home-schooling is just "our normal".

Spain

Coronavirus: Spain's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 1,000

There is also more than a thousand patients fighting the disease in intensive care.

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Ireland ramps up testing amid fears of a surge in coronavirus cases

Ireland is bracing itself for a significant surge in cases of COVID-19 and is stepping up the number of tests it is doing.

World

Did Europe lock down too late amid the coronavirus outbreak?

Are Europeans taking the coronavirus seriously enough? Much of Asia doesn't think so.

World News

Newspaper round-up after coronavirus epicentre shifts to Europe

'The fight has begun': Europe's newspaper front pages after continent declared epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic

USA

Euroviews. Trump's 'Chinese Virus' racism isn't accidental — making it all the more stupid ǀ View

Somewhere right now, a team of great people is working on a vaccine. It's likely this team is made up of men and women from diverse backgrounds — including Asian Americans. And when this team has that breakthrough, the people using it won't care if it came from a person of color or an immigrant.

United Kingdom

That's the spirit: Distilleries switch to making hand sanitiser

Distilleries and breweries around the world have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, but some are fighting back by switching production to hand sanitiser

World News

Coronavirus lockdown guide: Tips for survival, shopping, and self-care

How to ease your anxiety amid Covid-19, tips for your diet and advice on how to boost your immune system, we've asked a series of experts for tips amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

'It is not enough': Health expert wants a longer lockdown in Belgium

"In four weeks, when we will be all on the streets again, we risk another peak," said an anaesthetist, calling for a longer lockdown in Belgium.

World News

In pictures: How coronavirus is changing our daily routines

This selection of the best images from around the world shows how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting our daily lives.

United Kingdom

Spaniards and Italians in UK shocked by coronavirus response

Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown. Spaniards and Italians in the UK are shocked London hasn't followed suit.

World News

Supermarkets reserve hours for the elderly due to coronavirus hoarding

Supermarkets across the world have reserved opening times specifically for the elderly and vulnerable in response to coronavirus panic-buying and hoarding

Italy

Bergamo hospitals full as Italy's coronavirus nightmare worsens

A doctor at the centre of the COVID-19 pandemic says that patients will have to be turned away.

France

COVID-19 spread fast at church, says infected French doctor

Jonathan Peterschmidtt and his family have been in self-imposed quarantine for 17 days. Here's how they're coping.

Germany

Angela Merkel: Coronavirus is biggest challenge for Germany since WW2

'It is serious,' Merkel told the nation, 'take it seriously.'

United Kingdom

Confusion for small business owners over lack of government advice

Boris Johnson has advised people to stay away from pubs, restaurants and shops. But has stopped short of issuing an official lockdown. That's forcing small businesses to make some tough choices.

France

People left cities for the coast in France before the lockdown

People fled cities in France so they could spend the #coronavirus confinement on the Atlantic coast.

Economy

We urgently need a coordinated European response to coronavirus. We are seeing the opposite ǀ View

As a record number of citizens, including the most Eurosceptic, turn to the EU in search of emergency solutions, Brussels looks helpless. But who’s really to blame for the current situation?