Europe News

Irish government under fire over COVID-19 deaths in care homes

Community care facilities including nursing homes now account for nearly two thirds of Ireland's COVID-19 deaths, recent figures show.

12 May 2020

China

Explainer: What is coronavirus and how is it transmitted?

All you need to know about the pandemic.

31 March 2020

China

'Chinese virus': Donald Trump sparks backlash over coronavirus tweets

Chinese officials and state media have deplored the social media comments by the US President.

17 March 2020

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Workers disinfect South Korea department store as COVID-19 spreads

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiking over 4,000, a South Korean department store continued its disinfection efforts on Monday.

2 March 2020

World News

Can you catch COVID-19 coronavirus twice?

A key question that has dominated discussion is whether a person can be infected more than once by the virus. So, what do we know?

27 February 2020

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North Korea imposes 'extraordinary' measures against COVID-19

North Korea is pulling out all the stops to try to protect itself from the coronavirus that first emerged in neighbouring China.

27 February 2020

France

France's entire tomato stock under threat from deadly virus

The virus also threatens chillis and pepper bells.

17 February 2020

China

'Wuhan is a ghost city': Video reveals life in a coronavirus lockdown

Watch this Frenchman show you around Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak and a city on lockdown.

30 January 2020

Italy

Thousands stranded on cruise ship amid coronavirus scare

The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked at Civitavecchia on Thursday, but passengers were prevented from getting off after one person - from Macao - came down with flu-like symptoms.

30 January 2020

China

How best to prevent coronavirus: three burning questions answered

Euronews spoke to infectious disease experts about the coronavirus outbreak.

24 January 2020

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China steps in to regulate face mask prices amid coronavirus outbreak

Nine people have been killed and hundreds infected with the new virus.

22 January 2020

Germany

Secrets of Germany's virus island revealed

There's an island in Germany with a laboratory full of viruses.

29 December 2019

Sierra Leone

Repatriations from Sierra Leone after Dutch doctor dies of Lassa virus

Dutch and British authorities have dozens of people under observation after a Dutch doctor died from the Lassa virus in Sierra Leone.

25 November 2019