Communicable Diseases

By Martin Quin Pollard and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's capital Beijing closed more businesses and residential compounds on Friday,...

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Beijing's zero-COVID strategy has had dire consequences for the millions Chinese living abroad, most...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's "dynamic-zero" policy against COVID-19 is in line with pursuing economic progress, rather than in conflict with...

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Laboratory tests have pinpointed the equine virus suspected of triggering an outbreak of a...

By Eduardo Baptista and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing closed some schools and public spaces on Thursday, as most of...

(Reuters) - China is facing the biggest test yet of its draconian approach to COVID-19, with a lockdown for most...

By Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Millions of people in Beijing took their second COVID-19 tests of the...

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Office workers queued for trains, restaurants and elevators and delivery riders raced from building...

By Ryan Woo and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -A mass COVID-19 testing order in Beijing's biggest district prompted residents in...

By Brenda Goh and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Stiffening resolve after three weeks of strict lockdown, authorities warned Shanghai's...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will remove most remaining COVID-19 restrictions from April 26 and ease its entry requirements for travellers,...

By Brenda Goh and Ella Cao SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai authorities said on Thursday tough restrictions would remain in place for...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is at odds with a decision by the outgoing...

By Brenda Goh and Ella Cao SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's commercial capital of Shanghai reported no new COVID-19 infections outside quarantine...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -The Chinese city of Shanghai on Tuesday pleaded for public cooperation with a massive new push to test...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders,...

By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's health ministry said on Wednesday it will administer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster...

(Refiles to fix garble in headline) SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai carried out another round of mass COVID-19 testing on Saturday,...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai on Friday announced a record 21,000 new cases and a third consecutive day of COVID testing as...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Shanghai government said on Thursday it was trying its best to improve the distribution of food...