Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu
Spain is leading calls for governments to start tackling Covid-19 like any other endemic respiratory virus such as seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine takes key step to EU approval
Europe's drug regulator has launched an in-depth review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, putting it on course to be the first non-Western jab used across the 27-nation EU
Political ‘power games’ and decentralisation fuel Spain’s virus spread
The first EU nation to pass half a million coronavirus cases, Spain's switching of its pandemic management to its regions has politicised public health and hobbled its Covid-19 fight, experts say
How To Properly Use Fabric Masks
In many public places, face masks are currently mandatory. However, for the proper use of masks some rules must be observed. This diagram shows how to use fabric masks correctly.
Virus apps expose tension between privacy and need for data
As more governments turn to tracing apps in the fight against the coronavirus, tension between the need for public health information and privacy rights has been thrust into the spotlight
Belgium’s new profession, the Virus Tracker
With Belgian leaders still debating how to set-up and deploy a coronavirus tracing smartphone app, authorities have set up old-fashioned call centres to interview the infected
Solidarity? When it comes to masks, it’s every nation for itself
From government stock seizures to sales to the highest bidder, the hunt for face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak has become a global free-for-all
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?