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Spain

Galicia bans smoking in public areas to curb COVID-19 outbreak

The authorities believe that smoke can spread the deadly virus.

India

COVID-19: India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000

India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000

United Kingdom

UK signs new deal for 60 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The world’s wealthiest countries are pre-ordering hundreds of millions of doses of potential vaccines – but there is no certainty any of them will effectively protect against COVID-19.

World News

Tracing apps: is privacy protection to blame for few downloads in EU?

Contact tracing apps were once hailed as a way for Europe to get a grip on COVID-19 and move away from costly lockdowns. Where did things go wrong?

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Sweden

Is Sweden’s coronavirus strategy working after all?

Infections, hospitalisations and deaths have dropped, but immunity remains a puzzle.

World

Face masks vs scarves: Why proper face coverings are important

A health expert used a box of matches to show us the varying efficacy of face coverings in the fight against COVID-19.

United Kingdom

Improve cervical screening for transgender people, says expert

"Cancer doesn’t care who you are," say campaigners as they urge improved cervical screening for the transgender community.

Spain

Spain local lockdown measures ‘helping keep people alert’

Countries preparing for a second wave of coronavirus infections have a lot to learn from what is happening in Spain, a public health expert tells Euronews.

United Kingdom

French health workers just got a pay rise. Will NHS staff get one too?

Health workers were regularly applauded during the height of COVID-19. France has just given them a pay rise. What about in the UK?

World News

Coronavirus: China becomes first economy to grow since pandemic began

China becomes first economy to grow since virus pandemic after its worst period of economic decline since the 1960s.

USA

Coronavirus: Man killed by police in US after dispute over face mask

The man, who was shot and killed by police in the US state of Michigan, had earlier stabbed a 77-year-old man in a dispute over a face mask.

World News

COVID-19: India adds over 28,000 new coronavirus cases

The Health Ministry also reported another 500 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 23,174.

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Florida breaks US daily record with 15,000 new coronavirus cases

Florida has broken another US record for the highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19: Which Eastern Europe countries have seen a surge in cases?

With coronavirus cases surging in Eastern European countries like Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia, authorities are imposing new restrictions.

Japan

COVID-19: Dozens of US marines in suspected outbreak at Japan bases

Authorities on Okinawa have demanded that the US military release the real number of cases at its military bases on the Japanese island, further exascerbating local tensions.

World News

Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

Bolsonaro now the 'poster boy' for dubious COVID treatment

Germany

German court orders end to coronavirus lockdown around meat plant

The judges ruled that the restrictions imposed in Gütersloh after an outbreak at a slaughterhouse were disproportionate and should be replaced with more targeted measures.

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

World

Italy care home negligence probe: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed

Prosecutors are investigating how Italy’s care homes handled the coronavirus crisis, just as new clusters of infection break out across the country.

Spain

How coronavirus turned Spain’s top scientist into a pop icon

The new icons of the COVID-19 era are not singers, actors or athletes, but medical experts.