Epidemics

PARIS (Reuters) -The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Friday proposed a second phase of studies into the origins...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Italy, Spain and Switzerland sent medical aid on Friday to Tunisia which is facing its worst health...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 50 African countries are to receive 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by...

By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's religious minister called on Friday for people to...

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Philippines detects first local cases of Delta...

BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) -After his work as a taxi driver dried up because of Indonesia's new coronavirus restrictions, Ardi Novriansyah...

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian state of Victoria was ordered into a five-day lockdown on...

CAIRO - (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirate's Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee announced on Thursday a partial...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - For the first time, a clear majority of Brazilians think the country's coronavirus pandemic is no...

By Gayatri Suroyo and Stanley Widianto (Reuters) - Indonesia is now fighting a "worst-case scenario" epidemic, a senior minister said...

(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Melbourne joins Sydney in lockdown The Australian...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore reported its highest number of local coronavirus cases in 10 months on Wednesday, after the discovery...

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - The Spanish northeastern region of Catalonia, which has the highest coronavirus incidence rate in...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand is considering imposing limits on exports of locally manufactured AstraZeneca COVID-19...

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam on Wednesday said U.S. vaccine maker Pfizer would provide an additional 20 million doses of its COVID-19...

By Chen Lin and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Guests began leaving a Genting Cruise Lines "cruise to nowhere" on Wednesday...

(Reuters) - Military-ruled Myanmar reported record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths on Wednesday, as it suffers its most severe...

By Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Concerns are mounting in Indonesia over the ability of...