Coronavirus News & Updates

(Bloomberg) -- Sydney’s delta-outbreak cases have reached a new peak even as the Australian city nears the end of its fifth week under strict stay-at-home orders, triggering...

(Bloomberg) -- Oil steadied near a two-week high after U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles posted strong declines, signaling peak summer demand remains robust despite a resurgence of...

(Bloomberg) -- So-called long Covid is set to soar among younger people in England when remaining coronavirus restrictions are lifted, England’s chief medical officer warned. Chris...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state on Wednesday extended a snap COVID-19 lockdown for a second week in Melbourne in a bid to contain an outbreak of the...

(Bloomberg) -- Melbourne’s lockdown will be extended beyond the initial seven days announced last week as authorities struggle to contain a Covid-19 cluster that’s grown to 60 and...

(Bloomberg) -- Gathering restrictions will be imposed in Melbourne as authorities race to clamp down a small cluster of Covid-19 cases in Australia’s second-most-populous...

(Bloomberg) -- The Japanese government is set to add three more prefectures to the coronavirus state of emergency, as it confronts a worsening surge just over two months before...

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he’s “anxious” about the spread of a Covid-19 variant from India and ruled no measures out as fresh statistics showed cases...

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand recorded the highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases with new clusters emerging in Bangkok’s prisons, complicating the fight to quell the worst...

(Bloomberg) -- The number of new coronavirus infections in India has peaked, according to a new tracker developed by researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the National...

TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japanese shares ended higher onFriday as investors scooped up cheap technology stocks, whileconcerns around the slow economic recovery due to the...

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to extend a virus state of emergency that includes Tokyo to the end of May and expand it to cover two more regions hit...

* Weekly jobless claims fall more than expected* Pharma slides as Biden backs COVID-19 vaccine IP waiver* ViacomCBS rises on beating quarterly revenue estimates* Indexes: S&P off...

* Concerns about possible side effects slow rollouts* Even health workers refusing shot in some countries* Mixed messages over expiry dates adds to confusionBy Maggie FickNAIROBI,...

ABUJA, May 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria will ban travellers comingfrom India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about therampant spread of coronavirus in those countries, a...

By Stanley WhiteTOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - Japanese shares fell on Fridayas lacklustre earnings reports and profit forecasts fromtechnology firms, and a spike in domestic...

* AT&T rises on strong quarterly results* Southwest Airlines rises on smaller-than-expected loss* U.S. weekly jobless claims decline further* Dow down 0.19%, S&P off 0.04%, Nasdaq...

(Bloomberg) -- Tokyo is seeking to reimpose a state of emergency, with the Japanese government expected to announce details Friday, as virus cases surge three months before the...

* African countries struggle with mass rollouts* Many lack vaccine storage, training and equipment * Ghana alone faces almost $44 million funding gap* Conflict-weary Mali, South...

TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - Japanese shares edged lower onWednesday, dragged down by materials stocks, as mounting newCOVID-19 cases have cast doubt over an economic rebound,...

By Libby GeorgeLAGOS, April 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria has directed its 36states and federal capital territory to stop giving first dosesof AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) AZN.L COVID-19...

TOKYO, April 6 (Reuters) - Japanese shares closed lower onTuesday as investors booked profits from recent rallies, whileworries about the economic impact from a possible fourth...

* Nigeria is Africa's most populous country* Expects to get 30 million J&J doses in July* Extra budget to fund vaccines expected within two weeksBy Alexis AkwagyiramABUJA, March 31...

NAIROBI, March 25 (Reuters) - The first 723,000 of up to 7million COVID-19 vaccine doses that MTN Group MTNJ.J isdonating to African countries have arrived in nine nations,...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stockmarkets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * UK inflation falls to 0.4% in Feb from 0.7% in Jan * UK companies...

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union announced it will give itself stronger powers to stop Covid vaccine exports to the rest of the world, setting the stage for an escalation of...

ABUJA, March 22 (Reuters) - Nigeria suspended the airlineEmirates from flying into or out of its territory last weekafter the carrier imposed additional COVID-19 test...

(Bloomberg) -- Even as the U.K. sets records for Covid-19 vaccines administered in a day, the European Union’s inoculation campaign continues to sputter, while member countries...

By Abraham AchirgaABUJA, March 11 (Reuters) - Eagle Square in Nigeria'scapital Abuja usually hosts concerts, rallies, and evenpresidential inaugurations but since the COVID-19...

GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) - World Trade Organization memberson Tuesday urged its director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, tohold talks with COVID-19 vaccine developers and...

GENEVA, March 9 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organizationdirector-general on Tuesday called for urgent action on boostingCOVID-19 vaccine production in developing countries,...

ABUJA, March 6 (Reuters) - President Muhammadu Buhari hadhis first COVID-19 vaccine shot on Saturday, part of a bid toboost public confidence as Nigeria attempts to inoculate...

* Africa lagging other continents in vaccination rollouts* COVAX facility helping countries to secure shots* Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda start inoculating top prioritygroups* Uganda...

(Adds details on infrastructure, security challenges)By Camillus EbohMarch 5 (Reuters) - A doctor who has spent the past yeartreating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first...

By Camillus EbohABUJA, March 5 (Reuters) - A doctor who has spent the pastyear treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the firstperson in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the...