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Now playing Next World News Euroviews. Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View Coronavirus is currently tearing its way through the Western world. But the loss of life, destruction of the economy and paralysis of infrastructure will be exponentially worse in the developing world - and it could lead to a migrant crisis the likes of which Europe has never seen before. 31/03/2020
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Euroviews. Saudi Arabia’s clear response to the coronavirus outbreak is in stark contrast to the West ǀ View Saudi Arabia’s bold, swift response to COVID-19 is a lesson to western countries, and means that there are - so far - minimal cases and only one death in the country. 27/03/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Sanctions are not the enemy of Iran’s public health as coronavirus grips - its regime is ǀ View The spread of COVID-19 has caused governments worldwide to mobilise in the face of this emergency. Countries have implemented emergency measures to protect their citizens and shown solidarity by providing supplies where appropriate. One nation is an obvious outlier to this sentiment - Iran. 26/03/2020
Now playing Next Iran Euroviews. Punishing sanctions against Iran are turning the coronavirus pandemic into a massacre ǀ View Hundreds of lives have been lost because of the sanctions that not only mean it is often impossible to get basic medicines but that a Coronavirus app, launched by the Iranian government to assist vulnerable citizens, was recently pulled by Google from its app store. 23/03/2020
Now playing Next France Iran releases French researcher Roland Marchal in exchange deal After nine and a half months in detention, Iran released French researcher Roland Marchal amid the coronavirus outbreak. 21/03/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: Vulnerable Britons must stay at home for 12 weeks COVID-19: Vulnerable Britons must stay at home for 12 weeks, Boris Johnson announces in update speech 19/03/2020
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Now playing Next World News Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed temporarily from jail in Tehran Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed temporarily from jail in Tehran amid COVID-19 outbreak, UK MPs say 17/03/2020
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Now playing Next World News How the new coronavirus could change our behaviour The coronavirus is “ political gift for nativist nationalists and protectionists." Here's how the pandemic could affect our culture and view of our world. 15/03/2020
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Now playing Next World News 'You can't fight a fire blindfolded': WHO urges more COVID-19 tests "We cannot fight this pandemic without knowing who has it," said the director-general of WHO, urging more tests for COVID-19. 15/03/2020
Now playing Next Germany Why does Germany have so few coronavirus deaths? Germany has more than 3,000 COVID-19 cases and six deaths so far. Much fewer in comparison to other affected countries. 13/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump should be more confident in the US’ Coronavirus response. An EU travel ban won’t help ǀ View The virus is actually showing a flu-like epidemic pattern with more countries reporting more cases around the world. Based on the pattern observed, the epidemic could be ended if an international organisation steps forward to coordinate a global force to thoroughly implement flu control protocols. 12/03/2020