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Coronavirus: 40 suspected cases aboard French navy ship

The `Ministry of Armed Forces say the sailors have been placed "under reinforced medical observation" after recently displaying symptoms of COVID-19.

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French care homes hit hard as COVID-19 deaths mount

Around a third of all deaths from the disease in the country have come from within retirement communities.

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Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8

Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8

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Coronavirus: Londoners scolded as 'thousands' enjoy sun outdoors

The UK is about to enter its third week of lockdown, while in wider Europe there is hope the results of social distancing are finally showing effect.

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Two dead and several others injured in French knife attack

A man has killed at least two people and injured four others in a knife attack in the southeastern French department of Drôme.

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France warns of serious side effects of coronavirus ‘miracle cures’

The French medicine body has warned against using anti-malaria drugs to treat coronavirus, warning of possible fatalities.

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Hitting the right note: French orchestra plays on despite lockdown

French musicians have been getting into the rhythm of confinement - by performing an orchestral piece from home.

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'You feel breathless and you understand it may be your last breath'

We hear a lot about COVID-19 death tolls. But what about the people who survive the disease?

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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.

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'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.

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Keep what you sow: Fruit growers struggling amid coronavirus lockdown

From restaurant closures to staffing problems, coronavirus has been a big headache for fruit and vegetable growers.

Smart Regions

Meet the researchers using sea turtles to learn more about cyclones

In partnership with the European Commission

Scientists on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean have enlisted sea turtles to help with vital research into tropical cyclones

France

French politician dies of COVID-19

Tributes have been paid on social media to the former French government minister, Patrick Devedjian, who has died of Covid-19 at the age of 75.

World News

Covid-10: Europe battles with the coronavirus

As Italy builds a field hospital, Spain further clamps down on non-essential activities and France carries out its largest medical evacuation of the coronavirus patients on French territory, Britain's bask in the warm weather.

France

Dozens of arrests in France over illegal face masks resale

All face masks have been requisitioned by the French government to deal with the COVID-19 crisis and it is illegal to sell them.

Germany

More French COVID-19 patients flown to Germany and Switzerland

France's Defence Minister, Florence Parly, thanked "Germany for mobilising to take care of French people and for embodying even greater solidarity: Europe watching over Europeans".

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Domestic violence cases jump 30% during lockdown in France

Those confined at home with abusive partners are at increased risk during the coronavirus pandemic.

My Europe Series

The rise of the far-right in France

Unreported Europe hears that unemployment, corruption and frustration are fueling the rise of the right in the French city of Hénin-Beaumont.

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'Can my husband see his mistress?': Police's oddest lockdown questions

French police have received a surge of calls since the coronavirus lockdown. And some of them are very odd indeed.

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Coronavirus in France: healthy 16 year-old dies of COVID-19

Teenager Julie A. became France's youngest patient to die after contracting COVID-19.

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