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A funeral director with a mask looks over caskets of COVID-19 victims (Reuters/B. R. Smith)

US coronavirus deaths top 200,000

The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 200,000. It took the world's richest country just seven months to reach the grim milestone.  Go to article  

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EU chief's case scare postpones summit

Charles Michel wears a dark blue EU-branded face mask

European Council President Charles Michel has gone into quarantine after a security guard tested positive. The summit was set to focus on the worsening relations between Greece and Turkey.  

Will Germany's Christmas markets be canceled?

Nutcracker figures at a Berlin Christmas market (DW/S. Bartlick )

Germany is preparing for winter amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. More treatment centers and new mandatory mask rules are planned. But with Oktoberfest already canceled — will the famed German holiday attractions go ahead?  

EU plans international coronavirus tracing network

Smartphone mit Corona Warn-APP (picture-alliance/Eibner-Pressefoto)

Starting in October, a number of EU member states will launch a cross-border coronavirus tracing network. But France, where infection numbers are at a record high, will not join the scheme.  

Protesters march in Dusseldorf (Roberto Pfeil/dpa/picture-alliance)

Thousands march at Dusseldorf skeptics rally

A rally by critics of measures taken to stem the spread of COVID-19 has been staged in the city of Dusseldorf. Although crowds of people turned out, organizers failed to achieve their 50,000-strong target.  

CORONAVIRUS AROUND THE WORLD

Can Europe avoid a second lockdown?

A man in a mask walks down a street in Barcelona (picture-alliance/Zuma/X. Herrero)

From empty city centers to shut businesses, this spring's coronavirus lockdowns are seared in the memories of many Europeans. Governments on the continent are desperate to avoid imposing such drastic measures again.  

Pandemic threat to Brazil's domestic workers

A woman sweeps in Brazil

The coronavirus is forcing some Brazilian parents to work from home, mind their own kids and clean their own houses. That has threatened the livelihood of the mostly female labor force that had tended Brazil's homes.  

How COVID-19 is endangering sex workers in Africa

A female sex worker sits on a bed. (picture-alliance/AP Photo/B. Janssen)

In many places in Africa, sex for money is readily available, cheap, risky, and often illegal. For many sex workers, work is often dangerous. The coronavirus makes it even worse.  

Tokyo haunted house gets up close

Tokyo's Scare Squad has found a way around the nightmare of coronavirus distancing requirements.  

GERMANY

Coronavirus: The race to save Germany

A doctor prepares to administer a shot to a patient's arm with a syringe

With relatively low exposure to the coronavirus, health experts in Germany say the country won't be safe until there is a viable vaccine. Berlin has promised funding to three German companies racing to save lives.  

Deutschland Oktoberfest (Matthias Schrader/AP Photo/picture-alliance)

Munich bans alcohol on Oktoberfest grounds

The ban was put in place to prevent "replacement parties" for the event.  

Germany's top virologist: 'We won't get rid of masks anytime soon'

Christian Drosten, speaking to DW on 17.09.2020.

Top German virologist Christian Drosten tells DW how the he thinks pandemic might shape up in the future.  

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Vaccination update — safety first!

Researchers race to develop a coronavirus vaccine but it could be 2021 before they are widely available.  

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COVID-19 cases increase as countries adapt

In DW's weekly statistics update, the global COVID-19 pandemic trend is presented in two visualizations.  

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Starting school around the world

DW correspondents around the world talk about the start of the school year where they live and work.  

DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Weekly roundup — Mini-brains & African swine fever

How does COVID-19 impact the brain? Also, we hear from Germany's top virologist — and about a dead wild boar.  

THE SCIENCE BEHIND COVID-19
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What you should know about tests

A laboratory assistant holding test tubes with samples

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 is considered an important prerequisite for gradually lifting restrictions. But how much testing should there be and of whom?  

A doctor handling syringes and vaccines

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: What are we waiting for?

Developing an effective coronavirus vaccine in record time — is it possible?  

Is a repeat coronavirus infection possible?

A person holding a coronavirus test (picture-alliance/dpa/S. Hoppe)

Months after their first COVID-19 infection, patients in Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Belgium have again tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Is there no lasting immune protection after surviving an infection?  

Coronavirus: Germany's hospitals ready for a second wave

Six months ago, the first corona patients arrived in German hospitals. A lot has changed since then.