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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday shortened the recommended quarantine duration for people exposed to the coronavirus, saying those who test negative can now end quarantine after seven days …

Health Canada has authorized the use of the Novavax vaccine in Canada. The two-dose vaccine showed 90 per cent effectiveness in protecting clinical trial participants aged 18 and above against …

With several Canadian provinces set to lift mask mandates in the next few weeks, health experts say the timing is right for strict measures to be eased. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, …

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s hospitals reached 90% capacity on Thursday and quarantine facilities were at their limit, authorities said, as the city struggles to snuff out a record number …

The state of Texas filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn U.S. President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transport, marking the latest longshot bid to scrap one of the …

TOKYO — Japan announced Thursday it will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to enter each day and reducing quarantine requirements following criticism …

The Omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defences, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if …

BRUSSELS — An Omicron-specific booster could be ready by August, the CEO of U.S. biotech firm Moderna MRNA.O told Reuters, but the firm is still gathering clinical data to determine …

LONDON — British authorities will offer a coronavirus vaccine to almost six million children from age 5 to 11, officials said Wednesday. The government said young children will be offered …

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS — The Netherlands was inadequately prepared for the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago and the government paid insufficient attention to the threat to people …