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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.

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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.

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Babies given tiny face shields in bid to stop spread of COVID-19

Experts believe children are more likely to be asymptotic carriers and could be inadvertently spreading the virus.

Romania

The region with more coronavirus cases than anywhere in Romania

Military doctors have arrived in Suceava and say conditions in the hospital are similar to "a war".

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK PM Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care unit

The British prime minister, already in hospital for tests, was taken to intensive care after his condition worsenedt.

United Kingdom

NHS Nightingale: Inside the UK’s COVID-19 hospital

The beds have been set up, but some worry there won't be enough staff or protective equipment to man the new London hospital.

Ireland

'All hands on deck': Ireland's private hospitals join COVID-19 fight

"The public and private sectors are tooling up and working together for the common good," the Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar said. Irish private hospitals will now be treated as public amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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French military builds hospital camp to treat coronavirus cases

Construction began on a military field hospital in Mulhouse. It should be a relief for the city's civilian hospital, which is overloaded by a growing influx of coronavirus patients.

Spain

Coronavirus: Spain pledges €1bn for hospitals amid 'unbearable' strain

Health professionals at hospitals are demanding more staff and resources to tackle the rising number of cases.

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This violinist played her instrument during brain surgery

It was part of a bid to help surgeons avoid damaging key parts of her brain.

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This robot is being used in China to protect medics from coronavirus

A hospital in Beijing has turned to a robot to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus

World

France to evacuate citizens from Wuhan as Europe braces for more cases

France is joining the United States in advising its citizens to board chartered flights out of the quarantine zone.

China

Probe into allegations this CCTV shows police beating up a man

It shows a man restrained on a hospital bed while uniformed figures slap and punch him, politician Lam Cheuk-Ting told Euronews.

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'Spider-Man' spins web of delight at children's hospital in LA

A few of Earth’s mightiest heroes paid a visit to the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles

France

French minister rows back on claim protesters attacked Paris hospital

Paris' prosecutor has begun a probe after May Day protesters allegedly entered a famed Paris hospital and tried to force the door to its intensive care unit.