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Now playing Next USA Don't use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, warns US agency The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency retracted emergency permission to use hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, saying it is unlikely to be effective. 16/06/2020
Now playing Next France Sanofi invests €610 million in French vaccine research and production Emmanuel Macron visited Sanofi's laboratory as they announced an investment in two French centres for production and research. 16/06/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Beijing braces for second wave after 49 new COVID-19 cases confirmed Beijing has closed the Xinfadi market, ordered tests to be carried out on all its workers and put surrounding neighbourhoods in lockdown. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK pubs 'unlikely to reopen before July 4 at the earliest' Beer lovers will have to wait at least a couple more weeks before they can enjoy a drink out, according to the UK government. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next Spain How coronavirus turned Spain’s top scientist into a pop icon The new icons of the COVID-19 era are not singers, actors or athletes, but medical experts. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next Norway Norway data protection authority bans coronavirus tracking app The country's data inspectorate temporarily banned a coronavirus tracking app, raising several concerns about how users' location data, collected via GPS and Bluetooth, would be used. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next China Beijing tightens controls amid fears of second coronavirus wave The Chinese capital rushes to contain a new outbreak of COVID-19 cases seemingly linked to a food market, just as EU countries reopen their borders. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next World Swedes snubbed as Nordic neighbours open their borders Scandinavian countries have opened up their borders to each other but specifically excluded Sweden, because of its less strict approach to containing COVID-19. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next France Macron hails 'first victory' against COVID-19, reopens French borders In a live televised address from the Elysee Palace, Macron announced that the whole of mainland France is now in the so-called "green zone" including the Ile de France region. 14/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Man dies from overdose as thousands attend illegal raves in UK Manchester police said the events - attended by up to 4,000 people - had "tragic consequences" with one death, three stabbings and an allegation of rape. 14/06/2020
Now playing Next no comment COVID-19: 'Hug curtain' used in Brazilian nursing homes Elderly patients in a nursing home in Sao Paulo can hug their loved ones through a plastic 'hug curtain,' a way to bring families together amid the pandemic that is ravaging Brazil, with over 41,000 deaths and more than 800,000 cases 14/06/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain brings forward reopening of borders to Schengen area European countries are reopening their borders as #coronavirus cases fall 14/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Coronavirus: Tourists back in Venice for Doge's Palace reopening Souvenir shops and restaurants have largely reopened and the tourists are back on the gondolas, but authorities call for a more sustainable tourism model. 13/06/2020
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil's coronavirus death toll exceeds the UK's It comes after Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's biggest cities, reopened shops this week. 13/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus vaccine: European countries strike deal with pharma giant If the University of Oxford approves a coronavirus vaccine that is currently testing, the EU will be provided with at least 300 million doses. 13/06/2020