Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been saved from the trash after U.S. regulators extended their expiration date for a second time, part of a nationwide effort to salvage expiring shots to battle the nation's summer surge in infections....

Evidence is mounting about the dangers of the delta variant and how mask-wearing is essential to bring it under control, according to a CDC slidshow.

Dr Rochelle Walensky said that the data behind Tuesday's decision to recommend once again the wearing of masks indoors will be published on Friday.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has walked back on a decision to end a key military deal with the United States, his defence secretary said Friday during a visit by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. Duterte told the United States in February last year...