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US starts to ship its second approved vaccine against coronavirus

In the US workers have been busy packaging and distributing the Moderna vaccine, the second one to be approved by authorities

Mexico

Coronavirus: Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

With only 2.5 million tests carried out in a country of 130 million, the pandemic is taking a psychological toll on Mexicans who face a struggle to encourage people to take precautions against the virus.

Slovenia

Slovenia declares epidemic amid surge in COVID-19 infections

Slovenia has officially declared an epidemic amid a major surge in COVID-19 infections, and new government measures will be imposed.

United Kingdom

‘Like a grenade has gone off’: how some people suffer 'long COVID'

When he first developed symptoms of COVID-19 in March, Professor Paul Garner expected to develop only a mild form of the disease. "But it absolutely floored me," he told Euronews.

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World News

Watch: September 11 attacks remembered at ceremonies across US

Some victims' families are concerned the pandemic is being used as an excuse to allow the memory of their loved ones to fade.

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Coronavirus: China becomes first economy to grow since pandemic began

China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic after its worst period of economic decline since the 1960s.

World News

COVID-19: India adds over 28,000 new coronavirus cases

The Health Ministry also reported another 500 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 23,174.

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Florida breaks US daily record with 15,000 new coronavirus cases

Florida has broken another US record for the highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19: Which Eastern Europe countries have seen a surge in cases?

With coronavirus cases surging in Eastern European countries like Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia, authorities are imposing new restrictions.

World News

‘Highly unlikely’: Doubts cast over claim COVID-19 was in EU last year

A professor of infectious diseases has cast doubts over a claim that COVID-19 was present in wastewater in 2019 in a number of countries before the initial outbreak began in Wuhan.

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Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

Spain

How coronavirus turned Spain’s top scientist into a pop icon

The new icons of the COVID-19 era are not singers, actors or athletes, but medical experts.

China

Why ‘superspreaders’ may make coronavirus easier to control

"We just need to stop superspreading," a professor of epidemiology told Euronews. His research showed 20 per cent of cases caused 80 per cent of transmissions.

Ukraine

Lean times during lockdown in cash-strapped Ukrainian zoo

High-quality beef has been partially replaced by other meats and broccoli swapped for cheaper cabbage.

World News

Will a coronavirus vaccine be accessible to all or the privileged few?

Amid the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, the EU and governments are being called upon to guarantee that when one is ready it will be affordable and widely available.

Moldova

Euroviews. Andrian Candu: Moldova’s future is being put on the line by a Trojan loan from Moscow ǀ View

Never let a good crisis go to waste. This seems to be the motto of the current political leadership of Moldova, which wants to take advantage of the pandemic to further weaken our democracy and economy and to advance shady deals, including a €200 million loan with Russia.

China

Euroviews. We need to drastically improve animal welfare standards globally to avoid another pandemic ǀ View

A permanent ban is needed, not only on animal markets such as those in Wuhan, but on the live trade, export and inhumane slaughter of all animals. This would not only protect animal welfare, but could also save millions of human lives.

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Spreading the love: Sisters cover road with hearts to lift spirits

This is aerial footage of a US street covered in hearts to lift people's morale amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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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.