Epidemics

By Michael Erman (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc is expected to provide around 10 million courses of its highly effective COVID-19...

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Any decision to impose a COVID-19 lockdown in Hong Kong will take into account...

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent...

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies, even as...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday after residents emptied supermarkets, stocking up...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday recommended unvaccinated travelers avoid travel to...

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong...

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania will ban Russian airlines from its airspace, government spokesman Dan Carbunaru said on Saturday, joining other...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A total of 19,000 Ukrainians entered Romania through its six border checkpoints since Russia invaded Ukraine by...

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A total of 10,624 Ukrainians entered Romania through its six border checkpoints on Thursday as Russia invaded...

By James Pomfret and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -As COVID-19 rages across Hong Kong at the start of a...

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics will begin at the World Health...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government will no longer require the use of face masks outdoors in areas where more than...

By Twinnie Siu and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will roll out compulsory testing for COVID-19 starting in...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who...

By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris on Monday said he would end all coronavirus...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 42,081 COVID-19 related cases on Sunday, down from 50,534 the day before, the health ministry...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's health ministry has recommended that people with a severely compromised immune system receive a fourth mRNA...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong accountant May Ng says her family made huge sacrifices last month to comply with...