The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia bordering the Netherlands will open primary schools from May 11. German media reported this on Thursday, based on an email from the Ministry of Education in the state. The schools closed in March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The pupils of […]
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Several children in France are suffering from heart infections that may be caused by the new coronavirus. The French health minister announced this on Wednesday, who emphasized that there is no evidence yet. The inflammations are taken “very seriously”, says Olivier Véran. About fifteen French children show the symptoms. […]
The German cities of Berlin and Hamburg and several federal states will introduce a mask for public transport from Monday. Ten of the sixteen German states now want people to cover their mouths and nose in the fight against the coronavirus. As of next week, people in Berlin will […]
In the northern suburbs of Paris, violent clashes occurred between police and residents last night while enforcing strict lockdown measures. Residents burned waste, set cars on fire and threw fireworks at the police. It responded with rubber bullets and tear gas in the suburbs of Villeneuve-la-Garenne and Aulnay-sous-Bois, witnesses […]
Number of New Corona Infections in Spain Highest Since Week. In Spain, 19,478 people are known to have died from the coronavirus. The authorities announced on Friday, which detected a total of 188,086 infections, 5,252 more than Thursday. That’s the most significant increase in a day since April 9. […]
In France, 418 patients died from coronavirus in the past day. That’s significantly more than Sunday when authorities registered 292 deaths, compared to 318 Saturday. The total number of deaths in France is now at 3024. This makes France the fourth country with more than 3000 deaths from the […]
Border controls within the European Union in the fight against the coronavirus have led to sample files. There are reports that truckers, as well as families with children, have to wait 20 to 30 hours, especially at the German-Polish border. There are also long lines at the Austro-Hungarian border. […]
Europe is currently the epicentre of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced this. Until Friday, it was China, where the outbreak started, and most infections and deaths were reported. The number of daily new cases in Europe is higher than it was […]
The European Union is releasing 170 million euros for humanitarian aid in Syria, of which 60 million for the crisis in the northwestern region of Idlib. Almost one million refugees have been detained there as a result of the conflict. EU foreign chief Josep Borrell and EU commissioner Janez […]
Negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom on the future relationship will start on Monday afternoon in Brussels. The first round runs until Thursday. A second round will follow in London in March. Michel Barnier, the chief negotiator of the European Union, said that Tuesday after EU ministers […]
