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Euroviews. COVID-19 is sparking change in how high-risk patients are cared for with remote treatments ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to a change our usual care practices and to rely on remote patient monitoring. Even when the COVID-19 crisis is over, this change is likely to bed itself in routine clinical practice.

France

Human contact tracing underway in France to stop spread of COVID-19

Euronews talks to GPs at the centre of France's human contact tracing initiative

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Powerful properties: how tobacco is being used to fight COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using tobacco and molecular farming to help create tailor-made vaccines and antibodies.

United Kingdom

Explained: Inflammatory syndrome possibly linked to COVID-19

There have been hundreds of cases of children with a multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Here we explain the possible link to COVID-19 and the symptoms to look out for.

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Earth News

Why destroying the planet is bad for human health

Our health and the health of the planet are more closely linked than you might think.

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Europe's week: Recovery, risk and US-China relations

Paris and Berlin teamed up to present their post-pandemic financial recovery plans for Europe, but not everyone was cheering Macron and Merkel.

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Watch again: Debate on climate change and its threat to our health

Euronews has held a special debate about how climate change is increasing the risk of certain diseases for Europeans.

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Coronavirus and facemasks: What is the latest health advice?

The main recommendation is to save them for those people who have coronavirus symptoms or are taking care of a suspected case.

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Healthcare workers stage fresh protest outside Paris hospital

They protested to demand better working conditions and pay.

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Engineering bacteria to defeat disease

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris investigates how scientists are treating respiratory disease with synthetic vaccines developed from bacteria. It's hoped the research could eventually help in the fight against COVID-19.

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These animations show how COVID-19 has spread in key countries

Our data visualisations reveal how COVID-19 has evolved in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the UK, Iran, China and the US.

Ireland

Ireland cautiously starts easing lockdown with first of five phases

Don't dream of going to the pub just yet: Ireland is taking baby steps toward easing its coronavirus lockdown, opening up hardware stores and gardening centres and relaxing rules for outdoor exercise.

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'Hug glove' gives Canada family bit of normality during COVID-19 pandemic

A Canadian woman has come up with an ingenious way to safely hug her mother with a plastic sheet and some duct tape

Belgium

Health care workers turn their backs on Belgian prime minister

Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes was given a frosty reception by some health care workers as she visited a hospital in the capital Brussels.

My Europe Series

Unmasking the coronavirus fraudsters

In this episode of Unreported Europe, Euronews' Monica Pinna unmasks the scams criminals are turning to during the COVID-19 pandemic.

World

Meditation & daily naps, one entrepreneur's tips for remote working in the UAE

A Gallup poll of recent years, suggests that only around 15% of the world’s full-time workers are truly engaged.

World

Middle East SMEs will likely be most affected by pandemic lockdown

Homework, or working from home, has taken on a new meaning lately amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Germany

Why Germany's slaughterhouses are hot spots for the COVID-19 pandemic

Unions say much of the cheap meat on our supermarket shelves is slaughtered by migrant workers who earn low wages, live in cramped shared accommodation and operate in crowded working conditions even in the midst of a pandemic.

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I love lockdown: meet the Europeans who don't want lockdown to end

Problematic, even hideous for some, lockdown has been a blessing in disguise for others.

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Millions at risk of tuberculosis amid COVID-19 lockdowns, warns study

As the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic more cases of tuberculosis are going undetected and untreated, according to new research.