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

A strand of COVID-19 with a high infection rate and an increase in hospitalizations in China, has spread to multiple locations in the U.S.

The variant is similar to the LP.8.1 version of COVID-19 that now makes up 70% of U.S. cases. But officials say the new variant seems to be more transmissible and may more easily evade antibodies from vaccines and past infections.

People with symptoms should seek treatment after the recent rise in cases, according to respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan.

As per official confirmation, India has a total of 1,010 active cases on 28 May 2025. This sudden spike in cases comes amid the detection of two new sub-variants of COVID-19, namely NB.1.8.1 and LF.7.

New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports from travelers from China, Asia and Europe amid rising hospitalizations in affected regions.

The new Covid-19 subvariant NB.1.8.1, detected in the US after a surge in China, is being closely monitored due to its rapid transmission. Symptoms are similar to previous strains, including mild hyperthermia,

Some experts are urging people to mask up amid rising alarm over a new Covid variant — and fears of a summer wave of infections. The NB.1.8.1 strain is already thought to be driving a wave of infections across China, Hong Kong and Thailand — along with ...