Epidemics

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's health minister on Sunday declined to rule out the chance of further COVID-19 restrictions...

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - Nurses wearing reindeer antler headbands danced to festive music and Santa...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's health minister Karl Lauterbach ruled out a Christmas lockdown on Sunday but warned a fifth COVID-19 wave...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin is convinced that the World Health Organization (WHO) will recognise Russia's flagship Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has confirmed its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the health ministry said on Sunday,...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government is considering new measures to avoid a surge in COVID-19 infections during the holiday period,...

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian officials on Sunday said there was no need to clamp down on Christmas...

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands will go into a new lockdown from Sunday morning to try to limit COVID-19...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's regional health ministers urged the national government on Saturday to introduce tougher rules on people arriving...

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia reported record high new COVID-19 cases on Saturday for a third day, with...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top civil servant Simon Case has stepped down from leading an investigation into alleged parties last...

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

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...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Friday rushed to track down hundreds who attended a Taylor Swift album party in...

By Paul Sandle and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -New cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit a record high for the...

By Yves Herman COLMAR, France (Reuters) - Doctor Ruxandra Divan, an intensive care anaesthetist in eastern France, slumped down onto...

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

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has retained its lockdown at 'adjusted level 1', or the...

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