Infectious Diseases
Influential UK lawmaker tells PM Johnson: “The gig’s up”
LONDON (Reuters) - British Conservative Party lawmaker Steve Baker on Thursday said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson should have resigned...
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UK government seeks to delay bid to trigger contempt probe of PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Wednesday proposed delaying a decision on a possible parliamentary investigation into whether Prime Minister...
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Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: ‘No business-as-usual’ for Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no "business-as-usual" for...
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Delhi makes masks mandatory again after COVID cases rise
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - New Delhi authorities on Wednesday made the wearing of masks compulsory again after COVID-19 infections rose...
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UK PM Johnson apologises to parliament for COVID fine
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday apologised to parliament for breaking COVID rules with a gathering...
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UK parliament can debate PM Johnson’s comments over lockdown breach – speaker
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he would allow the opposition Labour Party to put...
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UK parliament to vote on probing claims PM Johnson misled parliament – The Sun
LONDON (Reuters) - UK House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle will let lawmakers vote on whether to refer for investigation...
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Finland’s President Niinisto, 73, tested positive for COVID
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's President Sauli Niinisto, 73, tested positive for COVID on Tuesday, his office said in a statement....
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COVID-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders,...
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Study shows 99% on Indonesia’s most populous island have COVID antibodies
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Almost all residents of Indonesia's most populous island of Java have antibodies against COVID-19, owing to a...
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Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two...
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More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across...
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Omicron-specific Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID vaccine candidates cleared for clinical trial
BEIJING (Reuters) -COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by a Sinopharm subsidiary and Sinovac Biotech to target the Omicron variant were approved...
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China’s Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up
BEIJING (Reuters) - The northwestern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a partial lockdown to...
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Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID curbs
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the...
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IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Program and World Trade Organization on...
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China trying out reduced quarantine for some groups in eight cities – media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is trying out reduced quarantine times for overseas arrivals and close contacts of positive cases in...
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S.Korea to expand rollout of second COVID booster shot to people over 60
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's health ministry said on Wednesday it will administer a second COVID-19 vaccine booster...
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UK opposition Labour Party: PM Johnson and Sunak must resign
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak should resign after police told them they...
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Humbled British PM apologises after fine for lockdown birthday bash
By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised but defied calls to resign on...
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