Coronavirus News & Updates

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a "corona pass" in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of COVID-19 vaccination became compulsory to...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 35,623 new COVID-19 cases and 180 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official data showed on Friday. The figures compared to...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than half of Australia's adult population were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, authorities said, as they step up inoculations...

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's National Health Institute (ISS) recommended on Friday that pregnant women should get COVID-19 vaccines after the first three months of their pregnancy....

By Corina Pons and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish airport operator Aena could lose up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion) of revenues between 2020 and 2025...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 820 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, matching an all-time high set on Aug. 26, and authorities warned that cases...

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine tightened coronavirus lockdown curbs on Thursday, restricting large events and occupancy at gyms, cinemas and cultural sites, after a recent steady...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Melbourne's streets were largely quiet on Thursday after three days of anti-lockdown protests, with hundreds of police officers on patrol in the...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday the country should aim for a 90%-plus rate of inoculation, and could drop strict coronavirus...

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Regulators will monitor how Britain's furlough scheme ends this month for signs of distress among consumers, the Financial Conduct Authority said...

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday that COVID-19 transmission was currently highest in 12- to 15-year-olds, and...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 34,460 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and a further 166 deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, government data showed. That...

(Corrects amount in 14th paragraph to A$5,000, not A$2,000) By Renju Jose and Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Police in Australia's second largest city of Melbourne arrested more...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and South Korea have agreed to swap over 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with each other, with the UK sending a first batch of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)...

(Reuters) -Soap maker PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) PLC's revenue declined in the first quarter as demand for its hand wash, sanitisers and other hygiene products eased from heights hit...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand may not get back to having zero coronavirus cases in the community, the director general of health said on Thursday, as the country continues...

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday discussed the dangers of climate change and...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has signed a joint procurement contract with U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) and Co for the supply of a monoclonal antibody...

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) said on Tuesday it has invested more than $13 billion in safety and security measures since 2016, days after a newspaper reported the...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Slovak bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, who met Pope Francis when the pontiff visited the central European country last week, tested positive for COVID-19...

(Corrects paragraph 1 day of the week to Tuesday, not Thursday) SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Police in Melbourne fired pepper balls and rubber pellets on Tuesday to disperse about...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Friday announced higher fines of up to NZ$12,000 ($8,400) for individuals breaching coronavirus restrictions amid concerns that the current...

(Reuters) - Spas, cinemas and mahjong salons in the Chinese city of Harbin were ordered to close on Tuesday to prevent COVID-19 spreading in poorly ventilated spaces, state...

(Reuters) - UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the U.N. General Assembly in New York and held discussions on Iran, Afghanistan and...

(Reuters) - The European Union welcomed the United States' announcement on Monday that it will re-open its doors to European travellers vaccinated against COVID-19 in November,...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 36,100 daily COVID-19 cases and 49 deaths within 28 days of a positive test on Monday, according to official data. Total cases in the last...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A health certificate showing proof of immunity from COVID-19 will be required to enter the Vatican as of Oct. 1, the city state said on Monday....

By Colin Packham and Philip Blenkinsop CANBERRA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Australia's trade minister said on Monday he would seek a meeting with France to ease tensions over Canberra's...

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Pawel Florkiewicz WARSAW (Reuters) - Three people have died after crossing into Poland from Belarus, and a fourth person has been found dead on the...

By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday departed for Washington to meet with leaders of the Quad grouping amid criticism over his...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand eased coronavirus curbs slightly on Monday in its largest city of Auckland, as the government expressed confidence that there was no widespread...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state on Monday reported its lowest rise in daily COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks as some lockdown restrictions were...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both climate change...

By Steve Scherer and Tyler Choi MONTREAL/OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, crisscrossing the country making a last pitch to voters before...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 935 COVID-19 deaths on Saturday and some 150,106 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry, an unusually...