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. 21/04/2020
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. 21/04/2020
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. 17/04/2020
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. 15/04/2020
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. 14/04/2020
Good Morning Europe 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. 02/04/2020
Good Morning Europe 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. 01/04/2020
Good Morning Europe 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. 31/03/2020
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. 14/03/2020
New Zealand New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear 14/03/2020
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. 14/03/2020
world news Coronavirus symptoms take five days to appear A new study found that less than 2.5 percent of COVID-19 cases showed symptoms within 2.2 days while 97.5 percent showed symptoms within 11.5 days. 09/03/2020
Germany Measles vaccination becomes mandatory in Germany Starting now, all children in Germany must be vaccinated against measles. Their parents can face large fines if they don't follow the new law. 02/03/2020
world news COVID-19 prevention: Are masks, shut borders and quarantine effective? There are lots of methods being used by governments and individuals to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak - but how many of them are actually effective? 26/02/2020
Iran Coronavirus: Two patients die in Iran as country reports first cases Iranian authorities confirmed two cases of the new virus on Wednesday, the first in the country. Officials later said the two patients had died. 19/02/2020
View The language of fear used in media reports about the coronavirus is stoking prejudice ǀ View The language to describe the virus is adding fuel to the fires of fear that are burning in countries with confirmed cases. Phrases such as “deadly virus,” “public health emergency” and “outbreak” mirror the scripts of disaster movies rather than real life. 10/02/2020
world news What does declaring coronavirus a global health emergency change? A global health emergency usually means more resources and reporting obligations but states do not always follow WHO's guidance 31/01/2020
Germany Expert calls on WHO to declare coronavirus a global health emergency "The horse has bolted," expert Mark Eccleston-Turner said of coronavirus, as he called for WHO to declare a global health emergency to make sure all countries took the outbreak seriously. 28/01/2020
world news Arts play major role in health and well-being, WHO says in new report Can we dance our way to better health and well-being? The answer is yes, according to a new study released this Monday by the UN's health body. 11/11/2019
world news Politicians are calling for a mandatory food labelling across Europe The Nutri-Score system was introduced in France by the Sante Publique Francais 08/11/2019
Greece Greece's new leader plans to stub out smoking in enclosed public place It's not the first time the Greek government has attempted to impose a ban but enforcing it has been the problem 07/10/2019
United Kingdom 'Antibiotic resistance could kill us before climate change' Resistance to antibiotics could pose a greater threat to human survival than climate change, Britain's chief medical officer has warned. 30/08/2019
world news 'Vaping' not as safe as people think warns WHO WHO warns of the danger of electronic cigarettes, increasingly consumed by young people and enormously addictive. 31/07/2019
View Health worker strikes in Europe should not be ignored ǀ View For the past three months, emergency departments across France have been hit by industrial action. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working on the frontline of healthcare have walked out over concerns about patient safety and their working environments. 22/07/2019
USA San Francisco moves closer to ban on e-cigarettes San Francisco has outlawed the sale of e-cigarettes until the United States Food and Drug Administration completes a review of the health effects. 19/06/2019
Norway Norway’s new health minister: 'Let them smoke, drink and eat red meat' “I do not plan to be the moral police,” the 41-year-old populist politician said. 08/05/2019
