Public Health

By Janis Laizans and Tsvetelia Tsolova RIGA/SOFIA (Reuters) - As Latvia goes into lockdown and hospitals in Bulgaria and Romania...

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - The Seoul city government said on Thursday it had filed a police complaint against...

By Allegresse Sasse COTONOU (Reuters) - Benin's parliament has voted to legalise abortion in most circumstances, the health ministry said...

By Emilio Parodi and Polina Nikolskaya (Reuters) -The EU drug regulator is unlikely to decide whether to approve Russia’s Sputnik...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will reintroduce lockdown measures from Oct. 28 to combat surging COVID-19 cases, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature on Thursday passed a law that allows overseas-trained doctors to practise in the...

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will unveil plans on Thursday for a vaccine passport, a government source...

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - COVID-19 patients will keep crowding hospital intensive care units (ICUs) in the Canadian...

By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Countries should grant entry to vaccinated travelers regardless of which shot they...

By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Wednesday it would spend...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved a government proposal for a week-long workplace shutdown at the...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported a fourth day of new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in a handful of cities across...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany may miss its target to donate 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this year due to conditions...

By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has delayed committing supplies of vaccine to the COVAX global sharing effort,...

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines,...

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will make a COVID-19 "Green Certificate" mandatory for indoor access to restaurants, cinemas, gyms and shopping...

By Elaine Lies and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lack of a vaccination passport and limited testing capacity is...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn said special regulations relating to the coronavirus pandemic could end on November...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will stop using the COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinovac when its current stock finishes, a senior...

By Michael Gore MADRID (Reuters) - "Enter and cry," one sign tells visitors. "I too have anxiety," glows another notice...