The pathogen detected in the virus is closely linked to MERS, an extremely lethal virus that can kill upto a third of its ...

Less than 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, had been reported in the U.S., as of Tuesday, May 27.

A new COVID-19 variant is emerging globally and infectious disease experts warn it’s not to be underestimated. On May 23, the ...

In mainland China, the portion of patients going to the ER with COVID has more than doubled in the last month.

COVID-19 is remains a public health concern five years after the start of the pandemic. What to know about vaccines, variants ...

NB.1.8.1 is a descendant of the Omicron family. Like other Omicron sub-variants, NB.1.8.1 appears to be highly transmissible.

Scientists have warned that a new dangerous coronavirus discovered in China could spark the next pandemic. The new HKU5-CoV-2 ...

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 ...

The new strain, named NB.1.8.1, now accounts for just over 10 per cent of global infections , with cases now confirmed in ...

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

A case of NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a COVID surge in China, was detected at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ...