The World Bank has already lowered its growth outlook and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday pred...

"At this rate, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) forecasts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region w...

WHO Europe director Dr Hans Kluge said at a media briefing on Tuesday that 26 countries in its region reported that more than 1% of their p...

Authorities in Anyang announced the lockdown late on Monday, issuing a notice ordering residents not to leave their homes or drive cars on ...

While the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...

The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" and does not indicate that the viru...

The US, Canada and much of Western Europe are leading the surge, with both regions seeing record-breaking levels of new coronavirus cases. T

According to WHO's figures, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, wit...

The US is the nation hit hardest by the pandemic, and is closing in on its daily high of 250,000 cases recorded last January.

The safe-haven dollar languished near an almost one-week low against its major peers on Thursday as investors adopted a more optimistic sta...

"There is no doubt that Europe is once again the epicentre of the global pandemic," said Kluge, the WHO Regional Director for Europe, addin...

Gold traded within a tight range on Wednesday as higher U.S. Treasury yields and improved risk appetite countered concerns about the rapidl...

The supply chain disturbance which caused chaos shows no signs of abating and now the Omicron variant might worsen the situation.

Speaking after UK media reported Britain might impose new curbs after Christmas, Johnson said the situation was "extremely difficult" and h...

With central banks of developed economies, mainly the US Federal Reserve, pledging to withdraw liquidity sooner in the face of quickening i...

Many countries are introducing bans, though they go against the advice of the WHO, which has warned against any overreaction before the var...

The Delta variant remains dominant worldwide, accounting for 99.9% of U.S. cases, and it is not yet clear whether Omicron will be able to d...