A new COVID-19 strain linked to a spike in cases in China has been detected in the U.S., but the CDC says it has seen so few ...

A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant behind a rise in cases in China has made its way to the United States, and now ...

Preliminary data from researchers in China suggest the NB.1.8.1 variant is not better at evading the immune system compared ...

Symptoms appear to be similar to other variants of COVID-19 and the public health risk remains low, WHO information shows.

Several cases of the new COVID-19 variant-- which has been linked to a large surge of viral infection in China-- have been detected at US airports, according to Centers for Disease Control and ...

A new and highly contagious strain of COVID-19, known as NB.1.8.1 ... Before appearing in the U.S., this variant was responsible for a surge in hospitalizations across China.

Doctors say the new variant appears to be more contagious than other variants but doesn't cause more severe illness.

In a statement today (6 June), the ministry especially advised elderly individuals and those with underlying health conditions to avoid crowded places as a precautionary measure ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 ... surge of the virus in China. Cases linked to the NB.1.8.1 variant ...

While the WHO points out that NB.1.8.1 is “growing rapidly compared to co-circulating variants,” the agency also notes that ...