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Coronavirus latest: Global cases pass 2.5m with more than 175,000 dead

Follow our coronavirus blog for live updates.

World News

Star-studded Together At Home concert kicks off. Read how to watch it

Airing tonight, One World: Together At Home will be a music-marathon bringing together some of the world's most famous artists and tv personalities in the fight against coronavirus. Here is when and where to watch it.

Europe News

EU slams Donald Trump's decision to suspend WHO funding

One MEP said Trump's move was "dangerous and irresponsible".

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.

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The Cube

Explaining the need for social distancing using ping pong balls

Experts have been getting creative in trying to explain how contagious COVID-19 is and why it is important to practice social distancing.

World News

What doctors and the WHO really said about Africa and vaccine testing

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned on Monday what he called "racist remarks" made on French TV about testing a new vaccine against coronavirus in Africa.

The Cube

Viber messaging platform is latest to counter COVID-19 misinformation

Viber has become the latest platform to team up with WHO and create a 'chatbot' where people can ask the most commonly asked questions about the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

Sign up to Euronews' dedicated COVID-19 newsletter

The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be the greatest challenge to European Union in modern times - a test it cannot afford to fail. Sign up to our new #coronavirus newsletter for the best news, interviews and analysis from Europe.

Norway

First trials of treatment for patients infected with Covid-19 begin

Oslo University Hospital is one of 22 venues in the country carrying out the major international study by the World Health Organization.

Lithuania

Coronavirus creativity

A public library in Lithuania is 3-D printing an attachment for doors to be opened without touching the handles

Syria

At least 100,000 could die from COVID-19 in Syria, warn NGOs

Nine years of conflict have decimated the country's healthcare system and forced hundreds of thousands in overcrowded camps making them particularly vulnerable to the novel coronavirus.

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Spirit of invention: Gin distillery makes hand gel for COVID-19 fight

Sometimes, alcohol may be the only answer.

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Italians comply with social distancing rules outside supermarket

Italians on Monday were diligently complying with rules enforced to protect public health in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.

North Korea

Could North Korea's information blackout be hiding a serious crisis?

North Korea says it counts zero cases of #coronavirus at home. But experts doubt that's true and fear a catastrophic health crisis, in a country where health infrastructure is insufficient and where the population is malnourished and ill-informed.

World News

How do scientists create vaccines for new viruses?

Hundreds of scientists around the world have begun to create a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, which, according to WHO estimates, could take a year and a half to produce.

Switzerland

'Can garlic stop COVID-19?': Your coronavirus questions answered

The World Health Organization responds to questions - from the balanced to the bizarre - on how best to prevent COVID-19.

Spain

World's biggest mobile tech show cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The world's biggest mobile technology fair has been cancelled over worries about the coronavirus epidemic.

13 February 2020

Switzerland

COVID-19 coronavirus spreads to Africa as Egypt confirms first case

Africa's first coronavirus case was announced by Egypt’s Ministry of Health which said the patient was a foreign national who had not shown symptoms.

12 February 2020

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Nearly 300,000 displaced from Idlib by Syrian government bombardment

Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment has sent huge numbers fleeing northwards closer to the Turkish border.

4 February 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 January 2020