Infectious Diseases

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand is "very close" to procuring more coronavirus vaccines and a deal could be announced this...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark has cancelled its previously announced plans for a public tender to establish a national COVID-19 vaccine...

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - British vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi on Sunday said a decision had not yet been...

LONDON (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Gordon Brown accused rich countries of committing a "moral outrage" by stockpiling COVID-19...

By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No....

By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will receive an additional 4 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday extended social distancing curbs for several weeks to rein in...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will get 4 million doses of the Pfizer Inc coronavirus vaccine in a swap deal with...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged efforts to prevent natural disasters or coronavirus outbreaks from damaging...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that medical supplies like personal protective equipment and face...

By Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At Springs train station in South Africa's biggest city Johannesburg, Simphiwe Dyantyi and her...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi will remove the need to quarantine for all vaccinated travellers arriving from international destinations starting...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian doctors on Thursday warned the country's hospitals are not ready to cope with the...

By Ann Wang TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -The first batch of BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, helped...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean frontline health workers on Thursday dropped plans to strike after they reached...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth "tens of trillions of yen" to combat the coronavirus...

By Rahman Muchtar MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to...

LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing...

By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Scores of healthcare workers protested in the Philippine capital on Wednesday to demand an...

By Renju Jose and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another...