Now playing Next World Italians quit cities for country life due to COVID restrictions A new trend is picking up pace as a result of lockdown restrictions. Getting out of the city... 02/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Empty canals and idle gondoliers: COVID-19 hits hard in Venice Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdowns have hit Venice hard: its 150 canals, so admired by tourists, are empty. 01/12/2020
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Now playing Next Saudi Arabia G20: Calls for worldwide coordinated response to COVID-19 pandemic World leaders at the first virtual G20 summit, hosted this year by Saudi Arabia, called for COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and globally coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic. 22/11/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: England facing tighter restrictions when lockdown ends Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce changes to the existing tiered system, putting some parts of England under tighter restrictions after the national lockdown ends on December 2. 22/11/2020
Now playing Next Spain The show goes on at Madrid's opera house despite coronavirus While other the doors of theatres around the world have been closed throughout the pandemic, Madrid's Teatro Real has managed to continue performances, offering a brief respite from the reality of the pandemic. 21/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Nearly 1m people given two experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccines As the race to release a viable coronavirus vaccine hots up, a Chinese pharmaceutical company claims to have inoculated nearly a million people against COVID-19 with so far still experimental vaccines. 20/11/2020
Now playing Next world news People infected with coronarvirus most contagious in first 5 days A comprehensive new peer-reviewed study shows that people infected with coronavirus were infectious in the first five days, underlining the importance of track and tracing it early. 20/11/2020
Now playing Next Mexico Coronavirus: Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 COVID-19 deaths With only 2.5 million tests carried out in a country of 130 million, the pandemic is taking a psychological toll on Mexicans who face a struggle to encourage people to take precautions against the virus. 20/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus: EU could green light two COVID-19 vaccines in December European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given hope that two vaccine candidates could be authorised for use in the EU before 2021. 19/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Europe accounted for half of the world's COVID-19 infections last week The World Health Organization said Wednesday that out of four million new cases last week, 46% were reported from the continent. 19/11/2020
Now playing Next world news EU citizens approved of bloc's handling of first COVID-19 wave: survey A survey of people in eight EU member states found that majorities approved of the bloc's response to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. 17/11/2020
Now playing Next Switzerland Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next world news New coronavirus vaccine 'is 94.5% effective' at preventing COVID-19 US biotechnology company Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Mexican balloon festival goes online due to COVID-19 pandemic The annual event usually attracts half a million visitors - this year it was reduced to 400. 15/11/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus: French PM says lifting lockdown would be 'irresponsible' French PM Jean Castex said he hoped that some lockdown restrictions could be lifted by Christmas but told people not to plan large gatherings for New Years. 12/11/2020
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb spread of coronavirus PM Stefan Lofven said that Sweden “currently is risking a situation like the one we had last spring." 11/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus: ICU beds filling as global cases pass 50 million Hospitalisations are rising as European countries as an aggressive second wave of the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. 08/11/2020
Now playing Next world news Europe locking down as coronavirus cases continue to surge As coronavirus cases continue to surge across Europe, countries are starting to lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. 07/11/2020
Now playing Next USA Coronavirus: US breaks daily record with 127,000 new positive cases While attention is fixed on vote counting in the US presidential election, the US continues to break records with new daily COVID-19 cases. 07/11/2020