Epidemics

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria is taking diplomatic steps to try to reverse travel bans placed on it by some countries...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will destroy around one million expired COVID-19 vaccines, Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health...

(Reuters) - Health authorities in northern China's port city of Tianjin have detected the first case of the Omicron coronavirus...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will move forward the third coronavirus vaccination shot for people over the age of 40 to...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Coronavirus-free Queensland state opened its domestic borders to all vaccinated people on Monday for the first time in...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -More than a dozen Chinese-listed companies said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China's eastern Zhejiang...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday launched a campaign to accelerate the rollout of booster vaccines...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel announced on Sunday it was adding Britain and Denmark to its "red" list of countries that Israelis...

By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria plans to ban flights from Argentina, Britain, Canada and Saudi Arabia from this...

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia said on Sunday it will shorten the wait time for people to receive a...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ordered some border cities to beef up vigilance against COVID-19 with measures such as mandatory...

KYIV (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved an additional $150 million loan to help Ukraine speed up vaccinations against...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland may have to impose another limited lockdown to break the momentum of rising coronavirus cases that...

By Francesco Guarascio and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are expected to agree to limit to nine...

By Stephanie Nebehay and Josephine Mason GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia is to give cash handouts to people over 60 who get vaccinated against the coronavirus or...

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's COVID-19 infections are falling in contrast with rebounds in other parts of Asia,...

By Kate Holton and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington, DC while on an...