On the doorstep of a terraced house in northern England, virus hunter Colin Hutchinson came face-to-face with the new wave of COVID-19, and the obstacles to slowing its spread. A retired surgeon, Hutchinson is part of a local team of “contact tracers” in Halifax, Yorkshire, that aims to...

Spain suffered its deadliest day since mid-April in the novel coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, with the Health Ministry reporting another 537 fatalities. Spain's official COVID-19 death toll now sits at 43,668 -- up nearly 2,000 from one week ago. Although deaths continue to mount at...

Italy on Tuesday reported 853 fatalities related to the novel coronavirus -- the biggest single-day rise since the end of March. With the new additions in the past 24 hours, the death toll reached 51,306. The country also reported 23,232 more cases on Tuesday, raising the total to 1.45...

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce lighter coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday thanks to a recent drop in new infections, paving the way for shops to reopen swiftly and allow travel for Christmas. In an evening television address, Macron will also outline France's...