Now playing Next United Kingdom The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine. 05/01/2021
Now playing Next world news Germany and the Netherlands consider delaying second vaccine dose The UK has already decided to delay the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine so more people can get the first jab. 05/01/2021
Now playing Next World Alastair Campbell slams UK government for mixed messaging over COVID Government responses to the pandemic have been very different across Europe and the UK's has been driven by populism, according to political strategist and author Alastair Campbell. 05/01/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: What is viral load and does it affect how sick patients get? Is it as cut and dry as the more viral particles a person is exposed to when they are infected with COVID-19, the worse they will feel? Euronews breaks it down. 05/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown for England All primary and secondary schools have been ordered to close and people told to stay at home. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next France French government heavily criticised over slow vaccination rollout France has vaccinated just 516 people compared to thousands in other EU countries. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Scotland announces another nationwide lockdown beginning at midnight The lockdown is the first of 2021 for Scotland as it and the wider UK struggles to control the new variant of COVID-19. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Czechs wave empty beer mugs in COVID-19 lockdown protest The demonstrators, many of whom work in the hospitality industry, lit candles inside beer glasses and set them in a line stretching about a kilometre (0.62 miles) from the city centre to government buildings. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK inoculates first patient with Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine The UK began distributing the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Monday after becoming the first country to authorise it. 04/01/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Which European country has the fastest vaccine roll out? Israel and the UK are the countries that have administered the most vaccine doses to date while France and the Netherlands are among the slowest countries. 03/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK opens 20 COVID-19 testing sites for France-bound hauliers Thousands of hauliers were stranded in the UK last week after France demanded they show a negative #COVID19 test before crossing the border following the discovery of a new, highly-transmissible variant of the virus. 03/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: Demands for school closures in England as cases soar A leading teachers union is calling for all primary and secondary schools to remain closed in England for two weeks because of rising coronavirus cases. 02/01/2021
Now playing Next Italy Migrants and older residents come together in Italy's 'COVID red zone' In the Tuscan coastal city of Livorno, a social project matches young migrants with elderly residents in need of help or companionship. 02/01/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Greece back under lockdown, France sets earlier curfew A strict one-week lockdown is being introduced in Greece while an earlier nighttime curfew is coming into force in France on Saturday, impacting 6 million people. 02/01/2021
Now playing Next world news EU's COVID-19 vaccine rollout suffering shortages and delays The shortage is being partly blamed on the fact that the European Medicines Agency is yet to approve the Moderna and Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines. 01/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK posts fourth successive day of COVID-19 cases above 50,000 The figures came as the UK changed its vaccinate rollout strategy to ensure more people receive a first dose earlier. 01/01/2021
Now playing Next France France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h BREAKING: France brings forward nightly COVID curfew from 20h to 18h in more than a dozen regions. 01/01/2021
Now playing Next world news France: New Year rave lasts 2 nights, authorities condemn COVID risk A curfew was ignored as the party in Brittany continued overnight on Friday before finally ending on Saturday morning, 36 hours after it began. 01/01/2021
Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: Out with the old, in with the new The coronavirus pandemic look like it will dominate 2021 from the outset, but a new American President and German Chancellor could also shape the world for year's to come. 01/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment European capitals mark New Year at midnight amid coronavirus measures Rome, Berlin and Paris put on firework displays to mark the New Year, but the coronavirus pandemic made for muted celebrations. 01/01/2021