Now playing Next France Several French hospitals crippled by cyberattacks Three hospital buildings near the city of Lyon have fallen prey this week to hackers using ransomware. 16/02/2021
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next World Italy asks overseas doctors to fly in to help fight COVID-19 Health authorities in Italy have realised they have enough ventilators to cope with the second coronavirus wave but not enough medics to operate them. 17/11/2020
Now playing Next France Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope despite coronavirus surge Therapeutic and other advances mean that patients more often are spending days instead of weeks in critical care and surviving in greater numbers. 14/11/2020
Now playing Next Italy Woman bids to end 'harrowing pain' of COVID-19 victims dying 'alone' "If our suffering may help others not to experience the same harrowing pain ... it would soothe our wounds," Maurizia told Euronews. 29/10/2020
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Now playing Next Europe News French hospitals postpone operations to make space for COVID patients Hospitals in Paris and Montpellier have put some interventions on hold to free up space for COVID-19 as the country registered its six consecutive day with more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday. 28/09/2020
Now playing Next France French family hospitalised after mistaking deadly flower for spinach The family members thought that they were eating Tetragonia, or New Zealand spinach, but were instead ingesting a toxic plant known as Devil's weed. 31/07/2020
Now playing Next South Africa Hospital train reaches South Africa's more remote COVID-19 patients The country accounts for around a quarter of all Africa's COVID-19 cases. 13/06/2020
Now playing Next no comment Healthcare workers stage fresh protest outside Paris hospital They protested to demand better working conditions and pay. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK health authorities fear people are ignoring non-COVID conditions UK health authorities warn not to leave non-COVID conditions untreated, as visits to hospital emergency departments fall by almost 50% in April. 26/04/2020
Now playing Next Austria Austria begins reopening after 'very early and very harsh' lockdown Austria's early intervention allowed it to begin lifting lockdown restrictions earlier than other European countries, it's been claimed. 20/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: Supply of protective gowns 'critical' say UK hospitals Supplies of protective gear will run out this weekend in parts of England, hospital bosses say, amid warnings that doctors' lives are being put at risk. 18/04/2020
Now playing Next World Baby blues as some mothers separated from newborn amid COVID-19 fears You’re finding self-isolation hard? Some parents are now being separated from their babies immediately after birth. 31/03/2020
Now playing Next no comment Coronavirus: China readies thousands of new hospital beds in Wuhan Malaysia has also beefed up cleaning at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in order to tackle the virus spread. 04/02/2020
Now playing Next France French doctors warn of 'dying' hospitals amid strikes "The hospital is dying," 600 French doctors have warned, threatening to quit if the French Health Minister does not negotiate with them about the future of France's public health service. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks "Exhausted caregivers = endangered patients", "Public hospitals in life-threatening emergency" were some of the protesters' mottos. 14/11/2019