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COVID-19: Boris Johnson promises UK lockdown exit plan next week

The UK Prime Minister said five key tests must be met to ease lockdowns, to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases.

Economy

EU could use long-term budget to solve North/South divide -- thinktank

The European Union could use its seven-year budgetary plan to tackle inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading European thinktank Bruegel says.

World News

World economy 'unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels before 2022'

The world economy is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels before 2022 at the earliest, the Dutch banking group ING has warned.

World News

Germany's COVID-19 infection rate rises after lockdown lifted

Authorities say the “R” factor, which measures the average number of people that an infected person contaminates, is now close to the limit of what is manageable.

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United Kingdom

'Profoundly disrespectful': Doctor's ire over pandemic study findings

Four years ago, the UK held an exercise to test the country’s readiness to face a flu pandemic. Now the government is declining to release details of what was learnt, angering doctors.

World News

Airbus crisis reveals 'devastating' impact of coronavirus pandemic

Airbus has written to its employees to warn that more cuts in production are on the way as it struggles to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World News

'There's a better way of judging countries on their COVID-19 response'

Comparing countries on daily COVID-19 deaths is not the most accurate way of assessing performance, a professor has told Euronews.

United Kingdom

'Families are really struggling': London food bank sees fivefold surge

"This kind of thing, a crisis like this, it impacts the poorest people the hardest, it always does," said the founder of a London food bank. "And it’s just not right, it’s not fair."

Italy

COVID-19: Italian town prints own 'currency' to support local business

The banknotes depict images of the church, the public swimming pool or the statue of the Virgin Mary. Every two weeks, businesses return the banknotes to the municipal administration and obtain the corresponding amount in euros.

Spain

Coronavirus: Worst is over in Spain, authorities say

"We have indeed overcome the toughest phase, the most critical phase of the disease," government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero told a news briefing.

World News

Coronavirus latest: Trump says disinfectant comments were sarcasm

Medical experts have hit out at US President Donald Trump after he floated the idea of injecting disinfectant into the body to fight COVID-19.

World News

Coronavirus latest: EU agrees aid package for member states

Follow our coronavirus blog for updates

World News

Europe's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000

Europe's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000, while Spain, Italy and France show signs of 'improvement'

Nigeria

Africa will be next epicentre of coronavirus, says WHO

The World Health Organization says the number of known coronavirus cases in Africa has risen by 51 percent.

Sweden

It's a myth that life is going on as normal in Sweden, says government

Sweden defends its coronavirus response by saying it's a myth that life is going on as normal.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Apologies, exit strategies and solidarity

We look at Europe's week trying to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

Masks, vaccines and hydroxychloroquine: Watch our special COVID-19 Q&A

Euronews invited two experts to answer your coronavirus questions. They covered a lot, from lockdown to masks and vaccines to hydroxychloroquine.

Sweden

Swedish government granted special powers to curb coronavirus outbreak

Sweden's parliament has approved a bill that will grant the government special powers to contain the coronavirus outbreak as death toll rises

Italy

Trainee doctor slayed as domestic violence reports jump amid lockdown

Lorena Quaranta was murdered just three weeks into Italy's lockdown. Authorities say it highlights a worrying increase in domestic violence across Europe amid confinement.

World News

'Now is not the time': Global alarm as Trump halts US funds to WHO

The United States is the WHO's largest single donor – and governments and health experts worry that by suspending funding, it could jeopardise efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic.