Healthcare

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are...

By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gram Slattery BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he has...

(Reuters) - Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine could receive approval from Europe's drug regulator next week and subsequently an emergency use listing...

By Paul Sandle and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -New cases of COVID-19 in Britain hit a record high for the...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Ontario, Canada's most populous province, and could overwhelm...

By Yves Herman COLMAR, France (Reuters) - Doctor Ruxandra Divan, an intensive care anaesthetist in eastern France, slumped down onto...

By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden will require visitors from other Nordic nations to have a vaccine...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has retained its lockdown at 'adjusted level 1', or the...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for...

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Steve Scherer TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's government implored residents on Wednesday not to leave the...

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden signed two new executive orders intended to fight drug trafficking and...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - There is a "very high" risk the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will become dominant in Europe by...

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom recorded its most daily coronavirus cases since the start of the...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will advise citizens on Wednesday to avoid non-essential international travel to help reduce the threat from...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea warned on Wednesday it may reinstate stricter social distancing curbs as it...

By Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine has been less effective in South Africa at...

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Africa is experiencing its fastest surge in COVID-19 cases this year, with the number up 83% in...

By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia started vaccinating elementary school children aged 6-11 against COVID-19 on Tuesday, becoming one...