KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will begin a parallel COVID-19 innoculation programme this week for people who chose to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, after it was removed from an ongoing rollout...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Friday it is extending face mask requirements across all U.S. transportation networks through Sept. 13 to address the spread of COVID-19.FILE PHOTO:...

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech drugs regulator said on Thursday it lacked the documentation needed to fully assess Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine for possible use, drawing a rebuke from Moscow amid a...

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will pursue bilateral agreements recognising COVID-19 vaccine certificates that would allow citizens to travel among participating countries, the prime minister’s chief...

FILE PHOTO: Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa speaks during a visit at the Armed Forces Hospital as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Lisbon, Portugal, January 26, 2021....

The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced Friday. White...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Hospitals in Brazil were running out of drugs needed to sedate patients on Thursday, with reports of the seriously ill being tied down and intubated without effective sedatives.FILE...

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan is accelerating its vaccine roll-out by setting up drop-in vaccination points for anyone aged over 18 at shopping malls and bazaars visited daily by tens of thousands...

KAPPARA, Malta (Reuters) – I took the first photo of my daughter, Rebecca, moments after she was born on August 3, 2005.Rebecca Zammit Lupi, a 15-year-old cancer patient, reaches out for a ball held...

Slideshow ( 2 images )BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since Jan. 8 as the government seeks...