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Euroviews. Coronavirus could lead to a sustainable society better equipped to tackle future problems ǀ View

A sustainable society is an inherently resilient society with a broad-based economy, making it much better equipped to face a pandemic threat than a globalised, grow-forever consumer society.

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We need a 'war economy' to deal with COVID-19 crisis, says UN chief

Guterres said he wanted to mobilise a double digit percentage of the global economy to "break not bend" the growth curve of coronavirus.

Italy

Watch: Positive effects of Italy's COVID-19 lockdown 'yet to be seen'

The positive effects of Italy's coronavirus lockdown are yet to be seen, the director of one of Milan's hospitals has told Euronews.

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Bollywood braces for huge losses amid coronavirus lockdown

Expensive, elaborate movie sets lie deserted and the filming of dozens of daily TV shows and web series are suspended.

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Germany

'We are constantly exposed': Could doctors be spreading COVID-19?

Germany has been spared the death toll of its European neighbours - but for how long?

USA

US passes $2 trillion relief package to counter coronavirus effects

The US White House and Congress agreed on an aid package to help businesses, workers, and the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain

Watch: Health workers clapped across the world for coronavirus courage

Daily rounds of applause can be heard in a number of cities for health workers who are on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus

Italy

Non-stop work and no protection: Bergamo's funeral houses say 'enough'

Before coronavirus broke out, there were around 115 funerals per month. So far in March there has been more than 800.

Ireland

Thinking outside the box: Boy plays on despite COVID-19 confinement

His ingenious way of playing football alone amid the coronavirus restrictions has drawn praise from David de Gea and Peter Schmeichel. This Dublin boy has impressed some of the biggest stars with his skills.

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New chapter as Brussels bookstore adapts to coronavirus lockdown

Bookstores are one of the exceptions amid Belgium's shop shutdown.

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Are you on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis? Get in touch

Call for contributions: help us tell the stories of people on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis.

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Euroviews. Love in the time of coronavirus: why our lives in crisis should foster empathy for refugees ǀ View

At present, being in exile from my homeland of Canada (which has virtually shut its borders), feeling cut off from my loved ones overseas, gripped by anxiety for their well-being as well as my own, I have a new and visceral appreciation for the experiences of people caught up in catastrophes.

Spain

Elderly found 'dead and abandoned' in Spanish nursing homes

The grim discoveries were made by the Spanish military as they disinfected nursing homes amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Euroviews. Globalisation is no longer business as usual. Coronavirus has changed how the world works ǀ View

This virus has created mayhem the world over, threatening to topple globalisation itself, the organising system of free markets, free trade, free financial flows and free movement of people that has been dominating the planet since the end of the Cold War.

France

Saxophonist Manu Dibango dies in France of COVID-19

The celebrated saxophonist died in a hospital in Paris.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson announces tighter UK lockdown

The British prime minister speaks to the nation amid reports the UK is to tighten rules on social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy

'I'll catch you!': Italian mayors lose patience with lockdown dodgers

Many people in Italy have not been heeding the instructions to stay indoors as the country battles #coronavirus - now a number of mayors of Italian towns and cities are taking matters into their own hands

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COVID-19: Authorities across Europe warn of coronavirus-related scams

In the UK, it's mainly face masks and hand sanitisers that are ordered but don't turn up.

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'Insensitive & arrogant': Crowds ignore social distancing pleas

Some people are still heading to popular tourist locations despite calls for social distancing.

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Coronavirus treatment: Clinical drug trials to test chloroquine

Many have talked up the antimalarial drug chloroquine and its potential for treating COVID-19. As Europe begins clinical trials of the drug, is it just hype?