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Dutch lawmakers debate new law to reinstate coronavirus curfew

The introduction of the curfew sparked protests and riots throughout the Netherlands, despite being widely supported.

France

Several French hospitals crippled by cyberattacks

Three hospital buildings near the city of Lyon have fallen prey this week to hackers using ransomware.

World News

Nurses in poorer countries 'left behind' in COVID-19 vaccination race

On the frontlines, but at the back of the queue: health workers are still waiting for vaccines in most low-and-middle-income countries.

Italy

Watch: Delivering a COVID vaccine and keeping it at -80℃ is not easy

Vaccines are already in short supply. So you don't want to ruin the Pfizer one by allowing it to thaw.

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Europe Decoded

Fraudsters seek to cash in on UK's race to inoculate against COVID-19

The Cube, Euronews' social media newsdesk, has spotted huge numbers of online users sharing screenshots of scam emails and texts.

Germany

Face masks: What's the difference between a cloth one and an FFP2?

As authorities in southern Germany and in Austria make FFP2 masks mandatory on public transport and in shops, we ask an expert what difference these masks make.

Germany

Bavaria makes FFP2 masks mandatory in shops and public transport

Starting next week, Austria will introduce a similar rule nationwide.

Norway

Norway reports COVID-19 vaccine deaths in elderly and frail people

The Norwegian Medicines Agency told Euronews it expected to see some deaths linked to vaccinations within nursing homes but noted that fatalities were “very, very rare”.

Brazil

'We're super tired of this war': Life on Brazil's COVID-19 frontline

Euronews was given access to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, the city with the highest per capita coronavirus death rate in the country.

United Kingdom

UK live music industry calls for help to save summer festival season

Because of the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, UK festival organisers say they need government insurance support to save summer events such as Glastonbury.

World News

A mammoth task: EU rolls out COVID-19 vaccine

EU member states face logistical challenges and vaccine scepticism as they embark on a coordinated campaign to immunise their populations.

World News

US to require negative COVID-19 test from UK travelers

The US is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new strain of coronavirus that is spreading in Britain and elsewhere.

Europe News

EU's buying of COVID vaccines 'shows value' of a future health union

In November the EU began its first steps towards building a health union among member countries.

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.

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.

World News

European holidaymakers to blame for COVID second wave: health expert

"Anybody who drives down the motorways in France in August will see the lines of Dutch caravans moving south, almost like a migration of animals in Africa," Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, tells Euronews.

World News

Air pollution costs Europeans billions in health costs, report says

Air pollution costs the average European city resident €1,276 per year, a report for the European Public Health Alliance has concluded.

United Kingdom

‘Like a grenade has gone off’: how some people suffer 'long COVID'

When he first developed symptoms of COVID-19 in March, Professor Paul Garner expected to develop only a mild form of the disease. "But it absolutely floored me," he told Euronews.

Italy

Why Italy is now seeing fewer COVID-19 cases than its neighbours

“Everyone remembers those images of coffins being taken away,” said Gloria Taliani, professor of infectious diseases at La Sapienza University of Rome.

USA

Coronavirus: Death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000 in US

The US has recorded the highest number of coronavirus deaths and infections in the world, followed by Brazil and India.