Epidemics

ROME (Reuters) -Italy reported just three coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 13 the day before, the lowest toll since last...

BANGKOK (Reuters) -The Thai government on Sunday announced plans for a tighter lockdown in Bangkok and high-risk provinces next week,...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Deaths of doctors from COVID-19 in Indonesia rose sharply in the first half of July, according to...

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's two largest states on Sunday reported slight declines in new COVID-19 infections, prompting authorities...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily toll since August last...

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has put six states on red alert after seeing a "worrisome" rise in COVID-19 infections, a...

By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will expand tougher COVID-19 restrictions on private gatherings to outside the Seoul...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 12,631 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and...

(Reuters) -Britain has opted against mass COVID-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, with ministers instead preparing to offer doses...

ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 13 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 11 the day before, the health ministry said, while...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece banned music in restaurants and bars and imposed a nighttime curfew on its popular holiday island of...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is evaluating whether to end COVID-19 restrictions on movement as planned or extend them, as the...

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian city of Sydney on Saturday ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential...

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will impose restrictions on movement in 16 southern provinces for two weeks from Monday as the...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's daily COVID-19 cases nearly doubled overnight to its highest since the outbreak began, the health ministry...

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana has destroyed 4,500 chickens and restricted the movement of poultry after nearly 6,000 birds were found...

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -China has financed the setup of a fund under APEC to fight COVID-19 and...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's President Macky Sall threatened on Friday to close the borders and re-impose a state of emergency...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday that it was scrapping a planned easing of coronavirus rules...

By Carl O'Donnell and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by...