(Natural News) Whether or not children can transmit the coronavirus (COVID-19) is key to deciding whether and when schools should reopen. Two new studies provide compelling evidence that children can transmit the virus and that schools should remain closed for now. Fewer children seem to get infected by the coronavirus, and those who do only have […]

(Natural News) On Friday, local authorities in Germany said that they would reimpose lockdown measures after seeing new clusters of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections around the country. The new lockdowns come just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a gradual reopening of the country. The reimposition of lockdown restrictions marks the country’s first setback since Merkel announced on […]

(Natural News) German shoppers are staying put and pinching pennies than rushing out to shop in large numbers even as Europe’s largest economy slowly reopens its retail sector. On Monday, the country allowed stores of up to 800 square meters, or around 8,600 square feet, to reopen – along with bookstores and car and bicycle dealerships – […]

(Natural News) The La Almudena cemetery in Madrid, Spain has been holding one drive-through funeral service every 15 minutes for people who died from COVID-19. Hearses drive up to the doors of the chapel where a priest stands by, waiting to perform a quick version of the Catholic funeral rites. No more than five relatives are allowed […]

(Natural News) Germany has officially closed its borders to all visiting Europeans due to the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), save for those providing essential services from France, Luxembourg, and Switzerland – oh, and migrants from Africa and the Middle East. That’s right: If you’re a white European person who’s not a citizen of Germany, you can […]

(Natural News) The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is planning to close its borders with the rest of the world for a whole month, in a statement released Monday. Under the proposal, which needs the approval of all member states on Tuesday, all non-EU citizens will be barred from entering any country […]

(Natural News) The World Health Organization has announced that Europe is now the “epicenter” of the global coronavirus pandemic. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press conference that this is because more cases are being reported outside of China than in the coronavirus’ country of origin. “Europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic, […]

(Natural News) Seventy percent of the German population — roughly around 58 million people — are now at risk of getting infected with the deadly coronavirus, warns Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel made the remark during her address at the parliamentary group meeting of the Christian Democratic Union party. German-language newspaper Bild, which covered the event, said […]

(Natural News) Germany is looking to tighten the screws on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Last week, the country’s ministers waved through a bill that will require social media companies to proactively report illegal content to the police or face fines that can reach up to 50 million euros ($50 million). Under existing German law, messages that […]

(Natural News) For months the Trump administration and the Pentagon have been trying to convince our NATO and European allies not to allow Chinese telecom giant Huawei to build the continent’s 5G network, despite the fact that equipment made by the firm is much cheaper than comparable gear made by U.S. and European competitors. The […]