100,000 deaths as coronavirus pandemic continues to rage
More than 100,000 people across the globe have died from the novel coronavirus since it emerged in China last December, according to an AFP tally based on official sources
Europe worries about virus timebomb in its prisons
European governments fear prisons are virus timebombs during this pandemic and are looking at early releases to reduce the risk for those behind bars.
Lives behind grim coronavirus numbers
As the coronavirus death toll spirals in country after country, the sheer scale of the pandemic sweeping the globe can sometimes obscure individual tragedies
European industry retools to fight coronavirus
Across Europe, 3D printers, auto manufacturers and garment factories have rapidly switched production to help in the fight against COVID-19
Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe
While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit continent
Virus lockdowns put Europe’s ‘invisible’ workers on front line
Who are the 'invisible' workers who ensure a minimum of daily life continues in European cities that have been brought to a standstill by the coronavirus crisis?
From housecats to humans: Europe’s vets deploy in COVID-19 crisis
Europe's vets are stepping in to help save human lives as the coronavirus outbreak stretches medical facilities and staffing to the limit
Global coronavirus cases top 1 million as pandemic spreads
The number of officially reported coronavirus cases worldwide has topped one million, signifying a sharp acceleration in the number of infections and deaths in recent weeks
EU leaders look to life after virus with measures to save economy
The new coronavirus has brought social and economic life to its knees across the European Union. However, European leaders have begun laying the foundations for a return to normality as soon as the coronavirus crisis ends.
Coronavirus: an enemy with many allies at home
Plastic and stainless steel surfaces are some of the biggest enemies we face in trying to combat COVID-19, scientists say