Epidemics

(Reuters) - The Japanese government will look into the right timing to restart a popular subsidised travel programme that was...

By Johan Ahlander and Ludwig Burger STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel...

HANOI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, mostly migrant workers, left Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as...

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -Expo 2020 Dubai, the huge world fair that opened last week, on Sunday revised up...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 33 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 25 the day before, the health ministry said, while...

By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Hundreds of animal lovers in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia reported more than 1,900 new infections of the Delta coronavirus on Sunday, health data showed, with...

By Kavya B and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) -Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 25 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 52 the day before, the health ministry said, while...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - All the barriers to register Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO) have...

(Reuters) - New Zealand officials reported 27 new cases of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant in Auckland on Saturday,...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is in talks to procure an experimental antiviral pill developed by Merck & Co for...

By Lidia Kelly and Stefica Nicol Bikes MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia reported 2,357 new cases of the Delta coronavirus variant...

PARIS (Reuters) - The French seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dropped below 5,000 again for the first time since...

By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba is speeding up its COVID-19 vaccination program as it aims...

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss citizens who persuade their friends to get COVID-19 shots can look forward to a free restaurant meal...

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Typhoon winds and rain dampened what might have been a more celebratory mood in Tokyo...

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A global scheme designed to ensure fair access to COVID-19 vaccines will this month...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea extended social distancing curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Friday for...