Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria awaits COVID-19 vaccine delivery as new cases rise Bulgaria's vaccination programme will see health professionals who are working in hospitals in large cities receive the jab first. 21/12/2020
Now playing Next world news Watch: European Commission approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine This is a "true European success story" says head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. 21/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Argentina: Relatives allowed to see COVID-19 patients through windows After an initial period of many health restrictions that involved the death of thousands of COVID-19 patients in solitary confinement, Argentina began in August to promote the meeting of patients with their families through various initiatives to ensure dignified treatment. 20/12/2020
Now playing Next Greece Greek olive harvest hit as pandemic leads to labour shortage Olive producers in Greece say the harvest will fall by up to a fifth this year because the pandemic is preventing the arrival of seasonal workers 20/12/2020
Now playing Next Israel Israeli PM kicks off national vaccination campaign with public jab The event gave Netanyahu a political boost as the Israeli PM faces criticism for his management of the coronavirus crisis. 20/12/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU and UK transport officials reprimand France over UK truck chaos Thousands of hauliers remained stranded in mass gridlock in Kent on Christmas Eve, held up by the slow delivery of the COVID-19 tests demanded by France to enter its territory. 20/12/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom What do we know about the UK's more infectious coronavirus variant? Here's what we know so far about the new variant of coronavirus in the United Kingdom that officials say is spreading more rapidly than other virus variants. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom New COVID-19 strain 'out of control', says UK Health Secretary UK nations issued new restrictions, stating that a new, more infectious strain of coronavirus was spreading rapidly. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Hospital fire kills nine COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey A fire broke out at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing nine people, the health minister said. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next world news WHO: COVID-19 'dramatically worsened' lives of migrants and refugees The pandemic had a "highly negative impact on the living and working conditions of refugees and migrants," the WHO said in a new report. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next USA Moderna becomes second COVID-19 vaccine to receive US approval The Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, adding a second shot to its arsenal. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next Green News Why 2020 was a promising year for wildlife around the globe The world's loneliest elephant was set free and a 100-year-old tortoise saved his species by having 800 children. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy orders nationwide lockdown for Christmas holiday Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced a nationwide lockdown from December 21 to January 6 amid fears of a Christmas surge. 19/12/2020
Now playing Next France Was Macron's conduct careless before his COVID-19 diagnosis? Prior to his positive test result, the French president had attended multiple face-to-face events and held a number of working lunches - at least one of which has been criticised for potentially breaking the rules. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy hasn't decided its Christmas lockdown strategy yet. Why? The most probable scenario so far is a full-scale lockdown in two separate phases. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next France France passes 60k COVID death milestone as 2020 becomes deadliest year France has now recorded more than 60,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, with 2020 now the country’s deadliest year post-war. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Slovenia Slovenia's health minister steps down amid virus pandemic Slovenia’s health minister resigned after his party left the country's ruling centre-right coalition. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment US Vice President Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the vaccine is safe. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: Vaccine approval close while Brexit talks ongoing The European Medicines Agency is close to approving Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, but Brexit negotiations are still on a knife-edge. Here's a look at the past week in Europe. 18/12/2020
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden switches strategy and calls for face masks on public transport Sweden's healthcare sector is struggling with the resurgence of COVID-19, prompting the government to finally introduce measures already seen for months across Europe. 18/12/2020