Infectious Diseases

LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated range for England's COVID-19 reproduction "R" number rose to 0.9 to 1.2, according to official...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand's strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent...

By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -Two million residents of Sydney will be under nightly curfew from next...

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a temporary agreement with South Africa...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will begin requiring negative COVID-19 test results and proofs of vaccination for some sectors, including from...

BEIJING (Reuters) -The world should guide and support Afghanistan as it transitions to a new government instead of putting more...

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday approved the easing of coronavirus curbs in the capital region from Aug....

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation warned on Thursday that on top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow quarantine-free entry from next month to travelers from Germany and Brunei who are vaccinated...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia reported its biggest one-day rise in coronavirus infections on Thursday, as authorities began doling...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government said on Thursday that it and the Singapore government decided not to...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Australian actor Nicole Kidman was exempted from quarantine in Hong Kong last week, the government appeared to...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British man jailed in Singapore for breaking coronavirus protocols by refusing to wear a face mask...

PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported on Wednesday that the number of patients being treated in intensive care units...

By Daniel Leussink, Leika Kihara and Sakura Murakami TOKYO/FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday extended its state of emergency...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country's...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a new case of...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. State Department warned on...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government is set to extend its state of emergency soft lockdown measures in Tokyo and other...

By Colin Packham and Renju Jose CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19...