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Vietnamese designers put style into coronavirus face masks

Wearing a face mask in public is mandatory in Vietnam and authorities are fining anyone who flouts the rules.

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Meet the people on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic

"Every day is filled with distress," says retirement home worker, Nadia. What's it like to be on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic? We asked some of you, and here's what you told us.

Lithuania

Coronavirus creativity

A public library in Lithuania is 3-D printing an attachment for doors to be opened without touching the handles

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Holy city Karbala disinfected as coronavirus hits religious tourism

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit Karbala each year. But coronavirus is hitting the number of visitors.

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Watch: police find creative ways to keep us safe

From Spain to Belgium, the coronavirus is forcing people into new ways of working, and the police are no different.

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In pictures: the best images from this week's news stories

The biggest stories of the week as seen by photojournalists around the world...

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How do scientists create vaccines for new viruses?

Hundreds of scientists around the world have begun to create a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, which, according to WHO estimates, could take a year and a half to produce.

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In pictures: the best images from this week's news stories

This week's news stories in a selection of images

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Experts play down likelihood of banknotes spreading coronavirus

Most transmission of coronavirus is through person-to-person contact and not from touching objects.

China

Inventive COVID-19 prevention methods, but do they actually work?

People are getting creative with their prevention methods against COVID-19. But do these methods actually work?

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Residents queue for supplies at supermarket after coronavirus outbreak

Several towns in Lombardy have gone into lockdown after a sharp outbreak in northern Italy.

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Man 'runs ultra-marathon in flat' as cooped-up China bids to stay fit

His tracking device would make interesting reading!

China

How best to prevent coronavirus: three burning questions answered

Euronews spoke to infectious disease experts about the coronavirus outbreak.

World

Europeans race against the clock preparing for Coronavirus cases

Chinese authorities have suspended planes and trains in and out of the city of Wuhan and 7 neighboring cities, in an effort to control the spread of the new virus. About 25 million people are being affected by it. At least 26 people have been killed so far and over 800 confirmed cases in China.

Portugal

Portuguese doctors neglect their shots in midst of measles outbreak

Uptick in measles cases mostly localised around one Porto hospital where some health professionals appear to have neglected their vaccination regimes.