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The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 6,820 lives in locked-down Italy by Tuesday with the cumulative number of cases reaching 69,176, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Department. Speaking at a televised press […]

The Slovenian government announced on Tuesday a package of economic stimulus measures worth roughly 2 billion euros (2.15 billion U.S. dollars) to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus epidemic. The measures include loan guarantees for […]

Albanian leaders hailed here on Tuesday the unanimous decision of the European Union (EU) member states to start accession negotiations with Albania. In a video conference on Tuesday, the bloc’s General Affairs Council gave a […]

Portuguese government announced on Tuesday that the suspension of air links with Italy will be extended for another 14 days due to the serious COVID-19 situation in that country, Lusa News Agency reported. “In view […]

Ireland on Tuesday announced stricter anti-coronavirus measures as the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country soared to 1,329 with seven deaths. The tightened steps, announced by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar earlier in the […]

The number of coronavirus infection cases in France jumped to 19,856, up by 3,176 in one day, Health Minister Olivier Veran announced on Monday. A total of 180 more coronavirus deaths were reported in 24 […]

A total of 63,927 coronavirus cases have been assessed in Italy since the pandemic broke out in its northern regions on Feb. 21, the Civil Protection Department managing the COVID-19 emergency said on Monday. The […]

Serbian authorities plan to fight the COVID-19 in cooperation with Chinese experts, and have decided to start massive testing among its population, President Aleksandar Vucic said at a press conference on Monday. Crisis staff for […]

The Dutch government on Monday announced new additional measures to combat the novel coronavirus, including banning all meetings and gatherings, and fines for shops and people that do not obey the regulations. The ban on […]

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Monday that the confinement rules, imposed last Tuesday to contain the spread of the coronavirus, might last several more weeks and his government will be tightening restrictions on […]