Infectious Diseases

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -The town of Alice Springs, in the middle of Australia's vast outback wilderness and gateway...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is ready to take anti-coronavirus measures, such as issuing a state of emergency, in a timely...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's capital Seoul and its neighbouring regions will delay by a week the...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king on Wednesday asked for a special parliamentary sitting to be convened before Aug. 1,...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday the Mexican government had suggested to U.S. counterparts...

By Conor Humphries and Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland said on Tuesday it will restrict indoor drinking and eating in...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is to restrict indoor dining in bars and restaurants to those who are fully vaccinated or...

MANILA (Reuters) - President Rodrigo Duterte has prolonged restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will only allow vaccinated people in some public spaces, including...

LONDON (Reuters) - British health minister Sajid Javid confirmed on Monday that the government would lift most of its remaining...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Deserted streets, empty restaurants and shut liquor stores greeted the first day of South Africa's move back...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from Thursday to curb the spread...

(Refiles story to add dropped letter in word "extend" in paragraph 8) KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employees in...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday he wanted the remaining COVID-19 social restrictions to...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will tighten COVID-19 restrictions for 14 days as current containment measures are insufficient to cope with...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will start inoculating young people aged 12 to 18 against COVID-19 with the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister Matt Hancock has resigned after he admitted breaking COVID-19 guidance by kissing and embracing...

By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -New coronavirus infections in South Africa appear to be dominated by the Delta variant that...

By Raul Cadenas and Catherine MacDonald MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards were allowed to ditch their face masks for a walk...