Ontario is in the midst of extending lockdowns in hot spots and tightening restrictions in other regions.

The U.K. government, which is seeing a rise in infections in London and southeast England, says a new strain of the coronavirus has been found, and it has alerted the World Health Organization.

Three days into a hard lockdown, Germany experiences another day with more than 30,000 infections.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson scales back plans to ease restrictions over Christmas in England as infections soar.

Countries place new restrictions on travel to and from the UK due to concern over a new strain of coronavirus spreading rapidly.

Euronews speaks to the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakides, following Monday's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the European Medicines Agency.

Festivities mixed with fear in Bangui as people look ahead to a tense election.

A very somber Christmas this year in the usually very busy Bethlehem, all blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.

Tested en masse before the Christmas break, universities across the UK take unprecedented coronavirus measures as students return home to their families.

It's estimated an emergency food parcel could be handed out every nine seconds to people across the country. The Trussell Trust, which supports more than 1,200 food banks across the UK, said its network

Brussels has made a festive warning and called on EU countries to remain vigilant against coronavirus until a vaccine is widely available.

Christmas tree sellers and farmers across the country say they can’t keep up with recent demand.

Italy announces new regional restrictions to avoid a repeat of the surge of coronavirus cases it experienced after the summer holidays

Saying there is not enough time before Christmas to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in Quebec, Premier François Legault backtracked on a previous commitment. He now says gatherings in the province's red zones will not be allowed over...

Hospitals across the U.S. are now seeing more COVID-19 patients than at any other time in the pandemic. Many are nearing their limit, while some states have built field hospitals to boost capacity.

Badly hit by the coronavirus crisis, care homes have had to come up with innovative ways to allow families to meet.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford appealed to Ontarians to avoid large gatherings over the holidays to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

While reinforcing his 'moral contract' with Quebecers, Premier François Legault said if the number of COVID-19 cases rise too much between now and Christmas, holiday gatherings will not be allowed.

England will exit its second national lockdown on December 1 and return to a multi-tier system with restrictions imposed depending on the local area's epidemiological situation.

Like most things in 2020, a visit with Santa will look a lot different this year. Some malls have put up plexiglass barriers, others are keeping visits at a distance or are having them happen virtually.

It's traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but with the closure of non-essential shops, consumer surveys suggest shoppers are much less likely to go bargain-hunting.

Christmas cheer is thin on the ground this year with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on traditional celebrations.

Christmas cheer is thin on the ground this year with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on traditional celebrations.

Business is booming for professional Christmas light installers as people search for a bit of brightness during the pandemic.