Portugal Germany sends medical staff and equipment to Portuguese hospitals One Portuguese hospital has seen the same amount of patients in January as it did during the whole of last year as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country. 03/02/2021
Spain Vaccine brings hope to Spanish care homes devastated by COVID-19 There's a light at the end of the tunnel in Spain for care home residents and workers who have received their COVID vaccines. But they also recall the horror of the first wave. 01/02/2021
United Kingdom English boy raises money for charity by camping out in his garden Since March, an 11-year-old boy in England has been sleeping out in his garden for a charitable cause, raising over €100,000 for a local hospice. 01/01/2021
brussels bureau Belgium 'cannot rule out new lockdown' says health minister, as coronavirus cases rise 12/10/2020
Living What can an Aboriginal health centre teach us about eco-architecture? Rammed earth construction techniques date back to the Neolithic era, but the method is growing in popularity again. 08/08/2020
United Kingdom UK charities urge government to better protect under pressure carers More than 100 organisations, unions and think tanks have published an open letter urging politicians across the UK to act to protect carers from what it describes as a ‘growing poverty crisis’. 06/05/2020
Russia Russia hits new daily COVID-19 record as hospitals struggle to cope Russia registered a record increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. But some say official data is still underestimating the scale of the outbreak. 04/05/2020
USA COVID-19 cases in the US have now passed the one million mark COVID-19 cases in the US pass the one million mark and more Americans have lost their lives to the disease than died during the Vietnam War. 29/04/2020
United Kingdom A mostly virtual Westminster reopens amidst PPE shortage debacle MPs return to work but most are attending the Commons' sessions remotely. The speaker assures those not in the Chamber won't be at a disadvantage as debates will centre on the shortage of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. 21/04/2020
Spain 'Move out!' Spanish healthcare workers threatened by neighbours Healthcare workers in Spain as in other European countries have been receiving threatening notes form their neighbours. They accuse caregivers of spreading the virus and are afraid their presence may mean they could catch COVID-19. 20/04/2020
Good Morning Europe Companies race to churn out masks and ventilators amid COVID-19 pandem 02/04/2020
