No evidence that Ivory Coast patient had Ebola, says WHO

Aug 31 (Reuters) – New testing has found no evidence that the woman in Ivory Coast...

U.S. issues COVID-19 ‘do not travel’ advisory for Switzerland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department...

U.S. vaccine advisers unanimously favor Pfizer/BioNTech shot after approval

Aug 30 (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Coronavirus booster shots can help vulnerable, WHO Europe head says

Summary • Appears to be more positive than past WHO statements • WHO director-general had called...

South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations

Summary • C.1.2 contains mutations present in WHO variants of concern • Scientists running lab tests...

Japan finds COVID-19 infections in teachers who took students to Paralympics

TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Japan has closed a school in the eastern city of Chiba...