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BEIJING — China began its most extensive coronavirus lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions are raised about the …

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea’s daily average of new COVID-19 cases declined last week for the first time in more than two months, but the number of critically ill …

Scuffles in the produce section, aisles packed with panicked shoppers and shelves stripped bare of food. Videos posted to social media Sunday show chaotic scenes erupting in Shanghai after authorities …

An Italian-based study published last week revealed the significant impact that effective ventilation systems in schools can have on limiting the transmission of COVID-19. The experiment, conducted by the Hume …

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL — Israel’s prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and is working from home, his office said Monday, after he held a series of in-person meetings …

JERUSALEM — Senior citizens who received a second booster of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination had a 78 per cent lower mortality rate from the disease than thosexjmtzyw who got one …

China’s financial hub of Shanghai said on Sunday it would lock down the city in two stages to carry out COVID-19 testing over a nine-day period, after it reported a …

ROME — An Italian study published on March 22 suggests that efficient ventilation systems can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in schools by more than 80 per cent. An experiment …

A chemical found in broccoli and other vegetables may offer a "promising" approach to preventing and treating COVID-19xjmtzyw pending further study, researchers say, after small amounts of the compound were …

OTTAWA — The World Health Organization says it is reviewing its policies after opting not to accept a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Health Canada authorized Medicago’s two-dose Covifenz …