London: After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A"...
London: After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A"...
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea’s top infectious disease expert defended the move to expand the use of rapid testing despite accuracy concerns, as...
BERLIN: German prosecutors said Thursday they have charged a Russian man who worked at a German university with espionage for allegedly passing information...
Denmark will end virus restrictions next week and reclassify Covid-19 as a disease that no longer poses a threat to society, even as...
BEIJING: Beijing has limited the movement of people in more parts of the Chinese capital, even as it reported fewer COVID-19 cases on...
Washington/Moscow: The United States said on Wednesday it had set out a diplomatic path to address sweeping Russian demands in eastern Europe, as...
MILAN- Italy will ease COVID-19 restrictions for all visitors from European Union countries starting from Feb.1, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Minister...
COPENHAGEN- The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which is dominant in Denmark, appears more contagious than the more common BA.1 sub-lineage,...
BERLIN- German lawmakers agonised over whether to impose compulsory COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as new record daily COVID-19 infections and the country's stuttering...
WASHINGTON- The United States has shipped 400 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need as part of its earlier pledge to donate...
STOCKHOLM: Sweden will extend its current pandemic measures by another two weeks, the minister for health said on Wednesday, as the Omicron variant...
TOKYO: The maker of Japan's Umaibo corn puff is raising prices for the first time, in a shock for fans of the "miracle"...
COPENHAGEN: Denmark aims to scrap all remaining domestic COVID-19 restrictions next week, following on from similar announcements in the UK, Ireland and the...
BEIRUT:Lebanon signed deals on Wednesday to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria to help the small Mediterranean country deal with its crippling energy...
Seoul: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 for the first time on Wednesday, driven by the spread of the Omicron variant,...
Bangkok: Thailand mobilised its navy and other agencies on Wednesday to contain an oil spill after an estimated 160,000 litres (35,195 gallons) leaked...
About two-thirds of the participants in a large U.K. Covid-19 study who tested positive this month reported a previous infection with the virus,...
Gaza:Diabetics and the calorie-conscious can enjoy a richer diet at Gaza's first health food store, where cookies, sweets and other foods are prepared...
