Epidemics

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Friday that "human error" caused metal contaminants...

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia recorded 9,671 deaths due to COVID-19 in September, the deadliest month since...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand logged 19 more cases of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant on...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines further loosened coronavirus restrictions in the capital region on Friday, allowing restaurants to accept more...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased restrictions aimed at combating the coronavirus pandemic to the...

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - In both the Syrian capital Damascus and parts of the country that have rebelled against its...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City will start relaxing its coronavirus curbs from later on Thursday,...

By Emma Farge and Hereward Holland GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will end his period of coronavirus-related self-isolation later on Wednesday when he meets...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's federal government will wind down emergency funding for people who lost work during COVID-19...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's health ministry said on Tuesday it had given the go-ahead for travel to six non-European tourist...

By Kantaro Komiya and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will lift a coronavirus state of emergency in all regions on...

By Michael Erman, Gwladys Fouche and Alistair Smout (Reuters) - School for children in many nations has been underway for...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will "never" close schools again despite a recent rise in COVID-19 infections and the government is...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean authorities announced on Monday the end of a state of emergency in force since the start...

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported 779 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths on Sunday, off...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 50 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, compared to 52 the day before, the health ministry said,...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to ease coronavirus curbs and allow businesses to restart production from next week to prop...