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Do masks help boost Covid immunity?
Could the face mask have another benefit in the fight against Covid-19? Some researchers believe they could expose wearers to smaller doses of the disease which spark an immune response
Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic will soon pass the one million mark. It has proved deadlier than other modern viruses but the toll is still far behind the Spanish flu a century ago
Europe imposes fresh virus curbs as global cases top 30 million
Large parts of Europe have geared up for broad new restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus as infections worldwide topped the 30-million mark
Brown Danube: How Belgrade’s sewers taint Europe’s famous river
Just down the road from Belgrade's historic city centre, gates open for trucks to pass to the banks of the Danube, where they dump raw sewage into Europe's venerated river
The coronavirus pandemic, six months on
Covid-19 has upended everyday life in the six months since it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. This is what we know and don't know about the virus.
Varying degrees of success for coronavirus apps in Europe
Designed to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, tracking applications have encountered a series of challenges since their launch, from privacy concerns to technical glitches
EU hobbled over Navalny sanctions response
European countries have threatened sanctions on Russia over the alleged nerve agent attack on Alexei Navalny, but a concerted decision will be tough to reach given the interests at stake
In race for vaccine, safety trumps speed
The halting of clinical trials for one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines shows the importance of safety in developing new medicines, experts say
UK urges ‘more realism’ in crunch EU trade talks
Britain has demanded "more realism" from the EU ahead of post-Brexit trade talks, amid reports London is looking to rewrite an agreement the two sides had already signed
Nordics welfare model limits corona economic damage
While the coronavirus crisis has pushed Europe's economies into record slumps, Nordic countries have fared better than most, with their well-oiled welfare states helping to limit the damage