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Viral photo of empty Geneva hospital is 'misinformation'

A viral photo on Twitter of an empty hospital corridor in Geneva is "misinformation", Swiss authorities have said.

Poland

Poland urged to suspend planned hospital treatments amid COVID spike

Poland's health authority has recommended the suspension of scheduled medical appointments to provide additional hospital beds during the pandemic.

World

Slovakia logs world's highest COVID death rate with hospitals strained

"We have approximately 650 workers, 100 of them are currently on sick leave because of COVID and 70% of them are dealing with COVID-patients," hospital director Alexandra Pavlovičová said.

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Spain: COVID-19 patients tie the knot at Madrid pandemic hospital

Many weddings have been cancelled amid the pandemic, but at a Madrid hospital the coronavirus provided the push for two patients to get married.

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Ukraine

Four people killed in fire at Ukrainian COVID-19 hospital

The fire broke out shortly before midnight at an intensive care unit, where patients with acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 were being treated.

France

Meet the French doctor who treated Europe's first COVID-19 patient

"Be careful, when I notify the authorities, it will be like I've pushed a button," a woman at the Institut Pasteur had told him as officials learned of the first COVID-19 case in France.

France

France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

French hospital workers demand more resources to cope with the relentless influx of COVID-19 patients.

Ireland

Irish hospital apologises after staff relatives have leftover vaccines

Ministers in Ireland have asked for an investigation after spare COVID-19 vaccines were given to some relatives of staff at a Dublin maternity hospital.

France

Icelandic man has world's first double arm and shoulder transplant

A hospital in Lyon, France, says it is the first in the world to carry out a double shoulder and arm transplant.

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Giant sinkhole swallows cars and trees at hospital in Naples

The sinkhole, which was 20 metres deep and opened up at dawn, could have been caused by recent heavy rainfall, according to firefighters.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK daily death toll nears 1,000 amid surge in cases

There are currently more people in hospital in the UK with COVID-19 than there were at the peak in April - and case numbers continue to smash daily records.

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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.

Hungary

Hungary hospital sets up 'COVID safe' booths for patient visits

A Hungary hospital is giving coronavirus patients the opportunity to see and hug their friends and families by means of a glass wall and disposable gloves that pass through it.

Romania

Medical staff in Romania remember those killed in hospital fire

Medical staff released balloons into the air to remember the 11 victims of a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients.

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Drones deliver supplies to Israeli hospital in new pilot scheme

As many countries grapple with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the drones mean items can be moved without the need for humans to expose themselves to the risk of travelling.

Poland

Poland will convert Warsaw stadium into temporary COVID-19 hospital

It is unclear how the government will staff the hospital given widespread reports of a shortage of doctors and medical professionals in the country.

Netherlands

Former Dutch gynaecologist is biological father of 17 children

The now-deceased practitioner used his own sperm during artificial inseminations on women who thought they were using anonymous donors, a hospital has claimed.

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Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers in Beirut hospital

Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano.

Austria

Stag night snake bite: Reptile bites man on tongue at Austrian party

The local Red Cross says the group may have confused the young snake with a worm.

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.