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COVID-19

After emerging in late 2019, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 set off a global pandemic. New variants continue to infect people around the world.

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A Berlin waitress is seen wearing a mask in May 2021

Should we be concerned about a summer COVID surge?

Variants are driving an uptick in COVID-related hospitalizations, but experts say fluctuations are the new norm.
HealthJuly 4, 2024
Prisoners sitting on the ledges of their cells

Turkey tops renewed spike in European incarceration rate

Europe's prison population rate is up for the second year in a row, marking what may be the end of a decade of decline.
SocietyJune 6, 2024
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Tomorrow Today – The Science Show

Early puberty due to COVID-19; vaccines for the next pandemic — bird flu; counting wildlife in German national parks.
ScienceMay 31, 202426:04 min
Two hands holding a small heart-shaped cushion with a standard sex symbols in biology for male and female on either side, facing up

Women often outlive men but in poorer health

There's been little progress in closing the gap between the sexes in 30 years, a study of 20 common diseases has found.
ScienceMay 30, 2024
Stock image of a vaccine vial

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing low demand

The company says the decision is due to commercial reasons and not related to any rare side effects it may have caused.
ScienceMay 8, 2024
A robot works through medicine shelves at a pharmacy

Can EU wean itself off essential drugs from China, India?

Public health in Europe is dependent on Asian supplies. As the EU attempts to reshore production, does this make sense?
BusinessMay 7, 2024
A discarded mask on the lawn outside the Bundestag in Berlin

COVID: Is Germany prepared for another pandemic?

WHO is negotiating the world's first global accord on pandemics. How well is Germany prepared to cope?
HealthApril 29, 2024
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach

German minister kidnap plot: Sixth suspect charged

German prosecutors have said they have charged a 61-year-old man over a far-right plot to kidnap the health minister.
CrimeApril 17, 2024
Berlin | Coronavirus | Demonstration

German Bundestag considers COVID-19 inquiry

Many German politicians and health experts are now calling for a review of the government's COVID-19 pandemic response.
PoliticsApril 4, 2024
Male doctor wearing a mask vaccinates a person at COVID-19 vaccination center in France

Nocebo ― a placebo's evil twin

You've heard of the placebo effect. The nocebo effect is exact the opposite: it's when negative thinking makes you sick.
HealthMarch 28, 2024
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks before the UN in September, 2021

Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted over fake COVID certificate

Ex-President Bolsonaro is accused of tampering with a public health database to make it seem as if he was vaccinated.
PoliticsMarch 19, 2024
A child in China gets swabbed for COVID-19

COVID-19: Why we're looking for the pandemic's origin

We still don't know whether COVID originated in nature or leaked from a lab, but here's why finding out matters.
ScienceMarch 14, 2024
Slowakei Bratislava | Proteste gegen Strafrechtsreform

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Slovakian painter Andrej Dúbravský is openly gay and a target of the country's culture minister.
SocietyMarch 14, 202426:05 min
Fokus Europa Zypern Katzen Covid

Cyprus: feline coronavirus raises fears

In Cyprus, many cats have been infected with a deadly variant of feline coronavirus.
SocietyMarch 14, 202404:31 min
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Weekly roundup — Make yourself do things

Ever put something off — but don't know why? Also, if you have a tough time confronting rule breakers, listen in.
ScienceMarch 10, 202430:00 min
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

The German man who got 200+ COVID vaccinations

He was doing it (in part) to make money. And when doctors found out, they asked him to get jabbed a few times more.
ScienceMarch 8, 202420:05 min
A company sign outside of a Deutsche Pfandbriefbank office in Germany

Empty US offices cause headache for German bank

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has embraced investments in US commercial property. What comes next?
BusinessFebruary 22, 2024
A group of Russian tourists pose for a picture at Pyongyang International Airport, North Korea

Russians enter North Korea as first post-COVID tourists

It's the first foreign tour group to visit the reclusive state since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SocietyFebruary 9, 2024
A worried Indian woman is seen indoors

Why India's Gen Z and millennials feel more stressed

India's millennials and Gen Z report feeling much more stressed compared to older generations, a new study has found.
HealthJanuary 29, 2024
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro removes his mask worn due to the COVID-19 pandemic to address a ceremony to sign a law that expands the federal government's ability to acquire vaccines

Brazil: Probe shows Bolsonaro faked his COVID vaccine record

Although Bolsonaro publicly opposed the vaccine, records had shown that he received the COVID-19 shot.
PoliticsJanuary 19, 2024
General public in Spain wears masks to protect themselves from flu and viruses like the coronavirus

WHO says 10,000 died from COVID-19 in December

The UN health agency said holiday gatherings and a new variant have fueled COVID cases globally.
HealthJanuary 11, 2024
A bottle of tablets containing hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine: COVID 'cure' linked to 17,000 deaths

Amidst the panic of the first wave of COVID-19, existing drugs were repurposed as a treatment. Some ideas were fatal.
ScienceJanuary 10, 2024
Rescue workers during the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey

A look back at the happiest news stories of 2023

From rescues in Turkey to a resurgent rainforest in Uganda, DW takes a look at some of the year's positive stories.
SocietyDecember 30, 202314 images
Sign dangling on a door: "Streik! Praxis geschlossen!" (On Strike! Practice closed!)

German doctors on strike at the height of COVID, flu season

Doctors are protesting low earnings and stifling bureaucracy. But the Health Ministry has rejected their demands.
HealthDecember 28, 2023
Corona test at an airport in China

COVID-19 rates are rising again — what you need to know

People are getting infected with COVID subvariant JN.1, but you can protect yourself and others over the holiday season.
ScienceDecember 21, 2023
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock with her Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta

Baerbock visits Rwanda as Africa's first mRNA factory opens

The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is opening a vaccine factory in Rwanda.
PoliticsDecember 18, 2023
Child in bed, coughing - next to teddy bear wearing a mask

COVID-19 makes wintertime comeback in Germany

Wastewater tests in Germany show that COVID-19 infections have reached the highest levels in over a year.
SocietyDecember 18, 2023
This screen grab from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry live stream shows Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak giving evidence at Dorland House, in London

UK's Rishi Sunak questioned at COVID-19 inquiry

The British PM has been grilled about allegedly encouraging people to eat out at restaurants during the pandemic.
PoliticsDecember 11, 2023
Boris Johnson arrived at the UK COVID inquiry hearing three hours early

Boris Johnson apologizes to UK COVID victims

While the former UK prime minister admitted making mistakes, he defended his record during the height of the pandemic.
HealthDecember 6, 2023
A sidewalk with a mask mandate sign in the German capital, Berlin

German accused of founding armed group to fight COVID rules

The man reportedly believed the rules were being used as a pretext to abolish basic rights.
CrimeDecember 5, 2023
Ampoules of the Nuvaxovid vaccine against Covid-19 by Novavax are stored in a fridge at the Tegel vaccination center

Germany: Get COVID shots for Christmas, minister urges

Ahead of Christmas, the country is currently experiencing a wave of COVID-19 infections, and vaccination rates are low.
HealthDecember 4, 2023
People sit in a crowded hospital waiting room in China

Is China muddling its response to cold and flu spike?

Images of full hospital waiting rooms and memories of China's response to COVID have caused concern.
HealthNovember 28, 2023
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023

China demands more fever clinics amid pneumonia surge

A sharp rise in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children, has sparked fears of a new virus from China.
HealthNovember 26, 2023
Chinese tourists pose for a photo at Dresden's Kronentor in eastern Germany

Chinese tourists return with an eye on budget, safety

With incomes squeezed by China's weak economy, international travelers are cutting back on luxury goods and hotels.
BusinessNovember 26, 2023
A child has their temperature taken

China claims all clear on child respiratory disease

The WHO requested data and China delivered: It says a known virus is causing a spike in child lung infections.
ScienceNovember 24, 2023
Man wearing a face mask

Long COVID: prevalence vastly overestimated?

Scientists claim long COVID has been vastly overestimated, with figures inflated by studies with methodological flaw
ScienceSeptember 27, 2023
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner talks with Defense Minister Boris Pistorius during the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government.

German defense and finance ministers test positive for COVID

The upcoming appointments for Boris Pistorius and Christian Lindner have been canceled.
PoliticsSeptember 18, 2023
A protest in Berlin this May against the criminalization of the Last Generation climate activism group

Is our society as divided as it seems?

There are many warnings about the risks of ever-deepening cultural rifts. But things may not be as bad as they seem.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2023
Lab workers analyze coronavirus tests

COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 found in Germany

The highly mutated COVID-19 variant has recently been detected in countries like Denmark, the UK and the US.
HealthSeptember 13, 2023
Nurse holding up positive COVID test and a swab

Is COVID back in Germany?

The number of COVID-19 cases is starting to increase again, raising concern over a new post-pandemic wave of infection.
HealthSeptember 11, 2023
bird's eye view of woman sitting on the floor with a laptop and a cup of coffee

Can working from home and coworking help German rural areas?

Working from home has become established practice in Germany. The concept of coworking could be a boon for rural areas.
SocietyAugust 29, 2023
A nurse sticks a syringe into the shoulder of a patient

COVID-19: Don't wait until autumn for a vaccine booster

European experts say an existing vaccine now is "better than no vaccine" to prepare for the next uptick in infections.
HealthAugust 25, 2023
A beggar sits amid waste and pollution in New Delhi, India

Inflation, COVID plunge 68 million into poverty in Asia

Health and cost-of-living crises have disproportionately affected the poor and women in developing Asian countries.
BusinessAugust 24, 2023
A beach filled with people and bright tents.

How the COVID pandemic changed the travel industry

The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but it's left a mark on travel habits and the hospitality industry.
TravelAugust 22, 2023
A person wearing a mask holds up a COVID test

COVID variant EG.5: What we know about 'eris'

New omicron subvariant EG.5 eris has reignited talk about vaccines and speculation about a return of the pandemic.
ScienceAugust 16, 2023
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Inside Europe - 10 August 2023

What the Niger coup means for France, Sweden’s freedom of speech laws are tested by book burnings and Bulgaria reckons with domestic violence. Also: A new inquiry opens up old questions about the Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands, why are so many people experiencing homelessness in Germany? Russian LGBTQ+ refugees share their stories and French towns compete to host nuclear power plants.
PoliticsAugust 10, 202354:59 min
Mainland Chinese tourists walk in front of the skyline of buildings at Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong

China lifts bans on group travel to Germany, US, others

Chinese tourists, who generally travel in groups, are known for spending lavishly during trips abroad.
TravelAugust 10, 2023
Hand holding syringe administering vaccine into arm

WHO identifies new coronavirus 'variant of interest'

The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the United States and has higher transmissibility than other strains.
HealthAugust 9, 2023
Berlin's Alexanderplatz with no foot traffic

German court rejects lockdown compensation for musicians

Martin Kilger sought compensation for five gigs that were cancelled due to lockdown restrictions in 2020.
Law and JusticeAugust 4, 2023
A phone with logos of apps, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Judge blocks US officials from contacting social media firms

The injunction bars contact between the Biden administration and social media platforms citing free speech rights.
Law and JusticeJuly 5, 2023