Communicable Diseases

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics said on Thursday they expect a "certain number"...

By Yeni Seo and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Some 300 South Korean small business owners protested in Seoul on...

(Reuters) - A South African study suggests reduced risks of hospitalisation and severe disease in people infected with the Omicron...

By Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India told state governments on Tuesday to be proactive and...

By Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has recorded 200 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant...

By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine appeared to be...

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Conor Humphries MADRID/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc said on Friday the COVID-19 pandemic could extend through next...

By Clara-Laeila Laudette (Reuters) - The risk of reinfection with the Omicron coronavirus variant is more than five times higher...

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - The EU drug regulator will not decide whether to approve Merck & Co's COVID-19...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has detected a total of 101 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged people to stick to health protocols and ensure they are vaccinated against...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it will reinstate stricter social distancing rules a month-and-a-half...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for...

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's government implored residents on Wednesday not to leave the...

By Humeyra Pamuk KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday cut short a brief trip...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cut short his trip to Southeast Asia due to...

By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia started vaccinating elementary school children aged 6-11 against COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming one...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is considering requiring its residents to get a booster shot to qualify as fully vaccinated against...

(Fixes typo in para 2) BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detected one...