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Coronavirus and facemasks: What is the latest health advice?

The main recommendation is to save them for those people who have coronavirus symptoms or are taking care of a suspected case.

Spain

Madrid challenges ongoing coronavirus lockdown in supreme court

It comes after Spain's lockdown was extended for a further two weeks until June 7.

United Kingdom

Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus

Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans.

World

EU countries pledge support for tourism sector in bid to save summer

Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.

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Sweden

Are care homes the dark side of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy?

Figures from Sweden's Public Health Agency show almost half of all fatalities linked to coronavirus have happened in residential homes.

World

Meet the British family enrolled as COVID-19 vaccine guinea pigs

Euronews hears from a mother, father and daughter all taking part in an Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial.

World News

Euroviews. Chronic pain sufferers are being left behind by health services during the coronavirus crisis ǀ View

We are starting to hear more about the far-reaching consequences the COVID-19 response could have on people’s mental and physical health; especially among those with long-term health conditions.

World

New COVID-19 antibody test is 100% accurate, say English health chiefs

The blood test determines, via the presence of antibodies, whether a person has already had COVID-19.

World News

Muslim communities plan online festivities for Ramadan

Coronavirus containment measures mean many Muslims will turn to videoconference tools to connect with their loved ones as they break their daily fast.

Spain

'We all sink or all float': Spain wants EU to back €1.5tn virus fund

"In this crisis, either we all sink or we all float. Spain wants everybody to float, for sure," Spain's foreign affairs minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya told Euronews.

United Kingdom

Are coronavirus lockdowns encouraging online gambling?

Addiction specialists are worried that more people in the UK are placing bets while under lockdown, amid a surge in advertising for online gambling.

World News

Could over half of European COVID-19 deaths come from care homes?

Data from five European countries shows that between 42 and 57 percent of deaths related to COVID-19 have so far occurred in nursing homes.

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.

Ireland

One island, two coronavirus strategies. Which one is right?

The island of Ireland is a divided one – including when it comes to tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

World

Companies race to churn out masks and ventilators amid COVID-19 pandem

As governments scramble to buy the masks and ventilators they need to fight the coronavirus pandemic, companies trying to keep up with demand are facing logistical challenges.

World

Italy's COVID-19 numbers 'stabilising' but more testing is needed

“Things are getting slowly much much better. I believe Italy needs at least two more weeks of lockdown and then we will see,” Italy’s deputy health minister tells Euronews.

World

COVID-19 survivors bring hope and purpose to Spanish hospital workers

Spain is among the countries worst hit by the coronavirus crisis, but the number of patients recovering from COVID-19 far outnumbers the casualties. Among them are thousands of hospital workers now returning to the frontline to fight the pandemic.

World News

White House steps up safeguards as Trump awaits COVID-19 test results

US President Donald Trump revealed on Saturday he had been tested for COVID-19. He is awaiting the results.

New Zealand

New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear

New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear

Spain

Wuhan football team leaving Spain to escape coronavirus

Wuhan's football team has been stranded in Spain for weeks with the Chinese city on lockdown over coronavirus. Now they're fleeing Spain to avoid the virus.