Infectious Diseases

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The World Health Organization estimates that the number of COVID-19 infections in Africa could be seven times...

By Eric Gaillard NICE, France (Reuters) -Protesters set out from southern France on Wednesday in what they call a "freedom...

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - People in England with COVID-19 will from late February no longer be legally required...

By Roshan Abraham and Kavya B (Reuters) - Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister said on Wednesday that the government would extend COVID-19 restrictions in Tokyo and 12...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe tested positive for COVID-19 earlier on Wednesday after displaying mild symptoms overnight and will...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported...

By Renju Jose and Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers...

By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents crowded supermarkets and neighbourhood fresh food markets on Monday to...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on...

By Renju Jose and Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers...

By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders...

By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Leaders gathered at an African Union (AU) summit called on Saturday for the continent...

ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals...

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fighting on Friday to shore up his authority after a senior aide...

By Twinnie Siu and Marius Zaharia HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong plans to roll out rapid antigen tests for...

(Reuters) -British researchers want to repurpose existing antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19, the University of Oxford said on Friday, in...

By Neha Arora and Sumit Khanna NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's official COVID-19 death toll crossed 500,000 on Friday, a...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities have declared two villages on Java island red zones and banned livestock movement from the...