Epidemics

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney's COVID-19 cases rose at the slowest pace in nearly two weeks on Tuesday, but officials said they...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' capital region will exit wide-scale coronavirus restrictions from Thursday, as the government launches a pilot...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asked New Zealanders on Tuesday to get vaccinated as soon as possible, as...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean politician who once said he aspired to be a "successful Bernie...

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government has decided to introduced COVID-19 "vaccine passports" verifying citizens' vaccination status, the health ministry...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Here are brief profiles of the Canadian political party leaders contesting the Sept 20 election. Justin Trudeau...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - The government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Monday...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's coronavirus outbreak epicentre Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported on Monday,...

PARIS (Reuters) -Former French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has been put under formal investigation over her handling of the COVID-19...

By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is trying to live with COVID-19 and sees no need to tighten restrictions...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, all in locked down Auckland, its biggest...

(Corrects date to Sept. 11 instead of Sept. 10 in paragraph 2) CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova will tighten lockdown restrictions...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok and other key destinations to foreign...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's cafes, restaurants and pubs are set to reopen in the second half of...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Thursday it will start easing movement restrictions for migrant workers living in dormitories from...

By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is ramping up COVID-19 testing and has warned it would not rule out...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India's financial capital, Mumbai, gets ready for its biggest festival of the year, daily coronavirus cases...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dozens of Honduran migrants received COVID-19 vaccines in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Wednesday,...

SOFIA (Reuters) - About 2,000 Bulgarian restaurant and club owners, waiters, bartenders and gym instructors protested in the centre of...