Now playing Next World News Air pollution plummets by more than 45% in major European cities Paris has seen a dramatic drop of 54% in nitrogen dioxide levels compared to the same period in 2019. 16/04/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Madrid stages open-air cinema for confined locals A portable cinema is deployed in Madrid to provide entertainment to those confined to their apartments as a part of the coronavirus lockdown. 15/04/2020
Now playing Next Spain Costumes from TV hit series Chernobyl donated to COVID-19 fight Governments are trying to secure more protective gear for health workers. In the meantime, costume designers are lending a hand. 14/04/2020
Now playing Next Portugal Why has Portugal not been as badly hit by COVID-19 as neighbour Spain? Civic obedience and more time to prepare, according to one expert. 14/04/2020
Now playing Next Spain In Spain and beyond, Christians prepare to mark Easter in lockdown In a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic, Christians are commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus without traditional church services and processions. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next Belarus Football for dummies: Belarus clubs replace fans with mannequins They don't chant, they don't move, they mostly wear the wrong colors - but for cash-strapped clubs they are model fans. 10/04/2020
Now playing Next World 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
Now playing Next World News Could the coronavirus pandemic lead to mass surveillance in Europe? Life has been upended across Europe. But the coronavirus pandemic has opened up a key question: where is the balance between privacy and public health during this crisis? 31/03/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Minute's silence in Madrid for COVID-19 victims Spain is one of the worst-hit countries in the world and its daily death toll has exceeded that of Italy in recent days. 30/03/2020
Now playing Next Spain Grieving and goodbyes difficult as lockdown compounds pain in Spain Relatives of COVID-19 patients in Spain are barred from visiting them in hospital. The ban extends to funerals as well. 30/03/2020
Now playing Next World News Europe breathes a fresher air under lockdown A cleaner air in China was noted by February's Nasa pictures after the country started its lockdown. Now it seems the European Space Agency may have spotted the same phenomenon in Italy in March. 30/03/2020
Now playing Next Netherlands COVID-19: Netherlands recalls defective Chinese face masks Dutch authorities received 1.3 million face masks from China on March 21 but found upon inspection that "the quality of the shipment did not meet quality criteria". 29/03/2020
Now playing Next Green News New York City: dramatic drop-off in air pollution Researchers at Columbia University found a dramatic drop in pollutants in New York City in the last 2 weeks. 29/03/2020
Now playing Next World News Covid-10: Europe battles with the coronavirus As Italy builds a field hospital, Spain further clamps down on non-essential activities and France carries out its largest medical evacuation of the coronavirus patients on French territory, Britain's bask in the warm weather. 29/03/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain reports record COVID-19 daily death toll Spain has reported a grim record number of fatalities in the COVID-19 pandemic, with 832 new deaths in 24 hours. 28/03/2020
Now playing Next World Are we doing enough to protect health workers on COVID-19 frontline? As the number of medical staff falling ill rises, we ask why many people are still refusing to self isolate to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 27/03/2020
Now playing Next World News Footage shows Madrid hospital overflowing amid COVID-19 crisis Video from the Severo Ochoa Hospital in Madrid shows the dire situation facing COVID-19 patients and the health workers trying to treat them. 27/03/2020