Healthcare
WHO says at least nine killed in 16 attacks on Ukraine health care
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has confirmed at least nine people had died in 16...
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Chinese city of Qingdao reports Omicron outbreak among students
BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese port city of Qingdao reported 88 new coronavirus cases for March 5, all of them of...
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Hong Kong residents urged not to panic ahead of COVID mass testing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported 31,008 new COVID-19 cases and 153 deaths on Sunday as the city's chief...
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Most EU women blame COVID pandemic for spike in gender violence -poll
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nearly three out of four European Union women think the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an increase in...
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South Africa risks destroying 100,000 vaccine doses by end-March due to slow uptake
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - About 100,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed by the end of...
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Hong Kong transport operators, supermarket cut services as COVID surges
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's subway operator, bus and ferry companies, and one of its biggest...
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Too early for China to seek ‘coexistence’ with COVID – govt expert
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It is still too early for China to consider easing its stringent coronavirus restrictions, with the highly...
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Born in a war: Kyiv maternity hospital carries on under siege
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan KYIV (Reuters) - Sitting on a temporary bed set up along a gloomy underground passageway, expectant...
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WHO says first medical aid for Ukraine to arrive in Poland
By Jennifer Rigby and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -A first shipment of medical aid for Ukraine will arrive in Poland on...
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Hong Kong urges calm as residents fret over COVID measures
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Any decision to impose a COVID-19 lockdown in Hong Kong will take into account...
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Queen Elizabeth well enough to carry out virtual audiences
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth felt well enough to undertake two virtual audiences on Tuesday, just over a week after...
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Hong Kong residents empty supermarkets ahead of city-wide lockdown
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies, even as...
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Hong Kong leader calls for calm, after supermarkets emptied ahead of mass COVID testing
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam called for calm on Tuesday after residents emptied supermarkets, stocking up...
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U.S. CDC says unvaccinated travelers should avoid Hong Kong travel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday recommended unvaccinated travelers avoid travel to...
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Mothers, babies shelter in basement of children’s hospital in Kyiv
By Aleksandar Vasovic KYIV (Reuters) - In the dingy basement of Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, mothers and babies find...
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Hong Kong domestic helpers abandoned as COVID takes toll
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) -A rapid spread in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has cast a spotlight on the plight of...
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Hong Kong mortuaries hit capacity as COVID deaths climb
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) - Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong...
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Analysis-Is WHO’s aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by...
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Hong Kong families despair as COVID rules may separate them from children
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Guada, a mother of two young children and pregnant with twins, cries herself to...
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Poland prepares medical train, hospital beds for Ukrainians
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland is preparing a medical train to transport Ukrainians wounded in Russia's assault on its neighbour, the country's...
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