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.

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

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

India's Covid-19 tally has reached 2,710 active cases, with 1,170 patients discharged, as per the Union Health Ministry.

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

However, experts say the variant could take hold because it’s been a while since the U.S. saw a COVID wave, lowering ...

The new variant has been designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to its increasing ...

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

As the Trump administration moves to limit COVID booster vaccines for some, here's what to know about the latest variant NB.1 ...

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