Epidemics

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's federal government wants to halt COVID-19 vaccinations for most adolescents, citing a death under...

By Crispian Balmer and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -The Italian government approved on Thursday some of the strictest anti-COVID measures...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission launched on Thursday a health crisis body that will coordinate EU spending of almost...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations COVID-19 vaccination honor system will remain in place for presidents,...

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - A British study will look into the immune responses of children to mixed schedules...

ZURICH (Reuters) -The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the world remains...

By Ebrahim Harris LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) - The first plane carrying tourists in more than four months touched down on...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would have to spend "a few days" in self-isolation after...

By Michelle Nichols and Mary Milliken UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres stressed on Wednesday that he cannot...

By Tom Allard and Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) as...

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - As more adults get their COVID-19 vaccines, children who are not yet eligible for...

By Andrew Osborn and Maxim Rodionov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was self-isolating after several...

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's COVID-19 outbreak in Fujian province, which has reported 152 local cases in five days, has prompted cities...

By Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A group of migrant workers visited Singapore's Little India area on Wednesday for their...

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is pushing global leaders to endorse what it calls ambitious targets for ending the COVID-19...

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By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will begin a COVID-19 vaccine booster programme for older and more vulnerable people soon...

By Kate Lamb and Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to start opening its borders to foreigners in November...

BEIJING (Reuters) - New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China's southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on...