Biden urges Americans in hurricane-prone states to get COVID-19 shots
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans in hurricane-prone states to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves …
Indonesia president to review virus curbs as regional cases surge
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president is due to discuss on Monday the extension of cornavirus restrictions in the world’s largest …
Japan proposes expanding COVID-19 emergency curbs as cases surge, says minister
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective face masks make their way at a shopping district on the first day of the …
Brazil COVID cases top 20 million, death toll at 559,607
FILE PHOTO: Sirdley Viana Gomide, 75, a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), receives the visit of his wife …
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney’s poorest neighbourhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest lockdown of the …
UK wants world vaccinated by middle of 2022, Raab says
FILE PHOTO: A person receives a dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination centre for those …
Australia's Victoria reports 12 coronavirus cases, down from day earlier
FILE PHOTO: A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day …
Indonesia extends COVID curbs to July 25 as cases remain high
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia extended its pandemic-linked restrictions to July 25 as the number of coronavirus infections remained high, aiming …
COVID-19 crisis could return quickly, England's chief medical officer says
(Reuters) -England’s coronavirus crisis could return again surprisingly quickly and the country is not yet out of the woods, chief …
Virus outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
TOKYO (Reuters) – Coronavirus outbreaks involving Olympic teams in Japan have turned small-town hotels into facilities on the frontline of …
BioNTech strengthens cancer therapy expertise with U.S. acquisition
FILE PHOTO: The new logo of German biotech firm BioNTech is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Mainz, Germany, September …
Panama authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-vaccine from 12 of age
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s health ministry on Monday said it would allow the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 as emergency …
U.S. to announce new warning on J&J coronavirus vaccine for autoimmune disorder -Washington Post
FILE PHOTO: A box of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is seen at the Forem vaccination centre in …
Australia's New South Wales flags lockdown extension after record cases
A woman wearing a protective face mask walks through the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of …
Japan to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo as it mulls Olympics without fans
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo that will run through its hosting of …
Tunisia reports daily record near 8,000 coronavirus cases and 119 deaths
FILE PHOTO: A nurse receives a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tunis, Tunisia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiTUNIS …
Indonesia reports record daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths
Workers wearing protective masks load empty coffins for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victims into an ambulance to be distributed to a …
Indonesia reports 555 new COVID-19 deaths, highest daily rise
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 555 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, its biggest daily rise since the pandemic began, taking …