The Isle of Man’s approach to enforcing a coronavirus lockdown has been branded “authoritarian” after residents, including children, who breached the rules were locked up in allegedly “inhuman” conditions without showers or exercise. Juveniles are among those who have been jailed for breaches of the prohibition on movement regulations on…

E.U. proposes stimulus package worth €750 billion. The European Union’s executive arm said on Wednesday that it wanted to issue bonds in capital markets to raise 750 billion euros, or $860 billion, to finance the bloc’s economic recovery, a leap toward closer European integration seen as divisive by some, but…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Ursula von der Leyen’s proposals will have to please “frugal” states as well as the Southern European countries that need the money most A major recovery fund worth €750bn (£670bn; $825bn) has been proposed by the EU’s executive Commission to help the EU tackle an…

Fines given to people travelling for childcare reasons during the coronavirus lockdown will be looked into by the government after Matt Hancock, the health secretary, was caught flat-footed by a vicar. The Rev Martin Poole, a Church of England vicar, said he challenged Hancock at the Downing Street press briefing…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Trump has used Twitter to repeat false claims about the death of Lori Klausutis Twitter has refused to delete tweets by US President Donald Trump after a widower publicly implored the company to remove “horrifying lies” about his wife’s death, amplified by Mr…

Image caption Kelly Morellon (right) and her mother Sylvie have designed a face mask with a transparent window It’s now part of daily life for many of us – struggling to work out what someone in a supermarket or at work is saying when they’re wearing a face mask. But…

Here’s how Wuhan tested 6.5 million people for the coronavirus in days. The Wuhan government is close to completing its citywide testing drive. Thousands of medical and other workers were mobilized in a feat that some health experts and residents had initially questioned. But medical workers armed with coronavirus test…

The coronavirus pandemic is far from over but for how long can people stay locked inside their houses? As COVID-19 cases cross the 5.5 million mark, countries around the world are slowly easing lockdown restrictions. Living with the virus is the new mantra. People are stepping out of their homes…

The government’s test, track and trace system to help curb the spread of coronavirus is supposed to be up and running by Monday 1 June. But what do we know about how the system works and if it will be ready by next week? What is contact tracing – is…