Epidemics

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores said on Tuesday that the government had asked Russia to return...

By Conor Humphries and Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland said on Tuesday it will restrict indoor drinking and eating in...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany should not impose a travel ban on Portugal but limit itself to imposing testing and quarantine...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand lost 550,000 tourism jobs in the second quarter, a private industry group said on Tuesday, as...

MANILA (Reuters) - President Rodrigo Duterte has prolonged restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's deputy prime minister was fined for failing to wear a mask in a service station in...

By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Monday announced a $2 billion boost to health spending...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An opposition senator filed a formal criminal complaint at the Supreme Court on Monday against...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez has canceled a visit to France scheduled for this week amid fears...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including...

By David Hotchin and Jill Gralow SUVA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - At the Qauia settlement, a community of more than 2,000 near...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait will allow direct flights to 12 countries from July 1, the government communications office (CGC) wrote...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from Thursday to curb the spread...

(Refiles story to add dropped letter in word "extend" in paragraph 8) KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employees in...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he wanted the remaining COVID-19 social restrictions to...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine...