Infectious Diseases

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total number...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - At a factory in Sri Lanka's Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city, workers use staples and glue to assemble long...

By Nafisa Eltahir and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) -The World Health Organization only has enough supplies in Afghanistan to last...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will expand its coronavirus state of emergency to the northern island of Hokkaido and seven other...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Tuesday recorded its highest increase in COVID-19 cases since April 2020, as...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70%-80% vaccination levels, the...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia will start reopening restaurants, malls and places of worship in some areas including the capital Jakarta, President...

By Steve Scherer MIRAMICHI, New Brunswick (Reuters) -In Canadian federal elections, it is a tradition for candidates to knock on...

By Ryan Woo and Roxanne Liu BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 on Monday...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached "herd...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is set to stay in COVID-19 lockdown until at least midnight Friday, New Zealand Herald...

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's health ministry said on Sunday that Moderna Inc will supply the country with 7.01 million...

MANILA (Reuters) - Filipino workers who have been vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from...

PARIS (Reuters) - Thousands demonstrated across France for a sixth consecutive weekend on Saturday against a COVID-19 health pass required...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the health and budget ministries to arrange payment for healthcare workers who...

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will scrap COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and cafes, allowing them to operate...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -From Seoul to Paris, and Moscow to Bangkok, concerned citizens are lining up for vaccine...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was looking for the greatest...

By Kate Chappell KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica will prohibit residents from leaving their homes for seven days spread over three...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is designating parts of Greece as high-risk areas, meaning unvaccinated travellers from those regions would need...