Now playing Next World News COVID-19 economic impact to be 'unprecedented and long-lasting': OECD The organisation forecasts a global recession of 6% in 2020 if the pandemic remains under control and of 7.6% if there's a second wave. 10/06/2020
Now playing Next World News EU saw sharpest GDP fall in more than a decade during lockdowns Data released by eurostat shows a drop in GDP and employment across Europe - but one economist says it is too early to extrapolate trends from the numbers. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Spain Germans to return to Balearic Islands two weeks before other Europeans Up to 11,000 German tourists will be allowed to visit Spain's four Mediterranean islands from June 15 under a pilot scheme to "reactivate" the tourism sector, the Spanish government has announced. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next France Paris prosecutor to investigate France's handling of COVID-19 crisis The investigation follows dozen of complaints over failures to implement COVID-19 safety measures. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next France French company develops self-cleaning fabric that kills viruses What if your seat on the subway could fight off coronavirus? A French company has designed a new type of ‘decontaminating’ fabric, which is already equipping local metro trains. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom England drops plan for primary schools to reopen before summer Primary schools in England may not fully reopen until later than September as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Most pregnant women in UK hospitals with COVID-19 are from minorities Researchers examined data from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System for pregnant women admitted to all 194 obstetric units in the UK with confirmed COVID-19 infection between 1 March and 14 April 2020. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown allows Britain to go coal-free for record two months Demand for electricity in the UK fell after the introduction of a lockdown on March 23 due to a decrease in energy use from commercial and industrial consumers. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next China Satellite data suggest COVID-19 started much earlier: Harvard research A sharp increase in hospital attendance in the Chinese city of Wuhan was first observed in August 2019, researchers from Harvard Medical School have said. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Brazil Analysis: Brazil and its lack of leadership amid COVID-19 crisis "Leadership in times of crisis does matter," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey. "President Bolsonaro is - devastatingly for Brazil - testament to this." 08/06/2020
Now playing Next Next Series COVID-19: Could AI and supercomputers unlock the pathogen puzzle? In partnership with The European Commission Futuris looks at how Artificial Intelligence and High Performance Computing are helping in the fight against COVID-19. 08/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Scientists suggest 'rolling lockdowns' to protect health and economies It doesn’t sound like the kind of roller coaster anyone would like to go on – but what if to save their economies, some nations just went in and out of lockdown? 08/06/2020
Now playing Next Switzerland Watch again: WHO tells George Floyd protesters to wear face masks "As much as possible, keep at least one metre from others, clean your hands, cover your cough and wear a mask if you attend a protest," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus 08/06/2020
Now playing Next Green News World Oceans Day: Is pandemic protection worth the plastic pollution? 50% of ocean pollution is already caused by single-use plastics. 08/06/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand eliminates COVID-19 while Europe reports fewer deaths There were no new active cases in New Zealand for the first time since February, and in Europe, many countries see signs of hope. 08/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Protests could lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections: expert Huge crowds in cities across the world are a strange sight after months of staying physically apart to stop the spread of COVID-19. 08/06/2020
Now playing Next Poland Coal mine workers make up a tenth of Poland's COVID-19 cases Coal mining company JSW said on Monday that 2,771 COVID-19 infections had been detected at its Polish mines. The country has so far recorded 26,780 cases. 08/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: UK enforcing quarantine for incoming travellers today The UK imposes a 14-day quarantine period for incoming travellers from Monday, but the travel industry says it will "devastate tourism" 07/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus latest: Global death toll passes 400,000 Follow us for all the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from Europe and across the world. 07/06/2020
Now playing Next Green News Coronavirus delays largest Arctic expedition in history Scientists on board the icebreaker Polarstern have been without supplies for two months. 07/06/2020