Epidemics

BERLIN (Reuters) -German towns have appealed to authorities for less "flying by the seat of your pants" and more "forward-thinking,"...

By Angelo Amante, Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italy on Wednesday made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people from...

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Jean Terzian PARIS (Reuters) -France's parliament on Thursday approved President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a vaccine...

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. military bases in Japan introduced stricter COVID-19 measures on Thursday after the host government expressed grave...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Australia's daily coronavirus infections soared to a fresh peak on...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday raised its COVID-19 alert level following rising infections driven by the spread of the...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama moved to require all public officials to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly coronavirus...

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Forces in Japan (USFJ) on Thursday said they have introduced stricter measures to tackle an increase...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The northwestern Chinese city of Xian suspended all international passenger flights from Jan. 5 at its airport...

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba tightened border controls on Wednesday as the Caribbean island nation moved to tamp down a growing...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Five cruise ships in Brazilian waters have reported 214 cases of COVID-19 among their crew and passengers,...

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's authorities said on Wednesday that isolation rules for quarantined voters may need to be eased ahead...

By Alistair Smout and Maayan Lubell LONDON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Britain and Israel are overhauling their COVID-19 testing policies as governments seek...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Central Chinese cities including Yuzhou and Zhengzhou imposed varying degrees of travel curbs after sporadic COVID-19 cases,...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is considering measures such as limiting large gatherings and banning alcohol sales in restaurants to discourage...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Wednesday the government will introduce a series of new...

MONTREAL (Reuters) -Canada's minister of transport on Tuesday called for an investigation into reports of maskless revelers on a recent...

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted to "piss off" the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Health Ministry said on Tuesday that most participants in a public hearing on vaccinating children aged...

By Renju Jose and Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian COVID-19 cases soared to a pandemic record on Tuesday as the...