Epidemics

By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) -The Tokyo Olympics should go ahead to demonstrate to the world what can be achieved...

(Reuters) - The vast majority of new COVID-19 cases in Spain in the past five weeks were detected among non-vaccinated...

By Ann-Kathrin Weis and Andi Kranz AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Red Cross volunteers and emergency services in Germany deployed emergency...

By Mohammed Benmansour JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 during the Muslim haj...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's prime minister and defence minister apologised as hundreds of COVID-19-infected sailors were flown...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran imposed a one-week lockdown in the capital and a nearby province on Tuesday as daily COVID-19...

(Reuters) - Myanmar politician Nyan Win, a senior adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, died in hospital on...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that...

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By Mohammed Benmansour ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday, praying...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not prepared to impose lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19...

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government adjusted its new plan to fight COVID-19 on Monday, slashing planned fines and postponing...

By Athorn Pooksasuk and Jiraporn Kuhakan SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand (Reuters) - Two Thai health workers zip up their protective suits,...

By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba, which kept coronavirus infections low last year, now has the highest rate of...

By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government is set to decide whether to extend the country's toughest coronavirus curbs...

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's military has recorded its biggest cluster of COVID-19 infections to date, with more...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a halt to...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry on Sunday "strongly" advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much...

PARIS (Reuters) - France reported more than 12,500 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the third day that the tally has...