Britain’s health secretary on Monday warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa is a "very significant problem" and poses more of a risk than others. Matt Hancock told BBC ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has detected 77 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, also urging people to strictly follow lockdown rules as the best ...

A huge mass testing operation is under way in Worcestershire after a small number of cases of the new South Africa coronavirus variant were detected in the county. Hundreds of residents have already ...

People walk past shops and market stalls, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in east London, Britain, January 23, 2021. British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday that 77 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As more data points drop, each shows that we are beating back the coronavirus pandemic here in California. New cases, hospitalizations and even deaths are down. But, the battle ...

SERRANA, Brazil, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O), opens new tab is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine's Brazilian ...

Researchers in South Africa reported Thursday they have found some evidence that people who had been infected once with coronavirus were more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant than with ...

The nation’s weekly COVID-19 case average is falling at a much faster rate than the number of tests taken, reports The COVID Tracking Project. Since Jan. 12, the seven-day case average has dropped by ...

The current vaccines will still prevent severe illness and hospitalization. Since the emergence of several new COVID-19 variants across the globe, scientists have been racing to understand their ...