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

Hong Kong's COVID Comeback . From just a handful of cases each week in early March, Hong Kong reported more than 1,000 ...

Two new variants of Covid-19 that are driving the fresh wave of cases in Asia have been detected in India, according to ...

Asia is witnessing a new COVID-19 wave driven by highly transmissible JN.1 sub-variants, with cases rising sharply in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand. Though symptoms remain mild to moderate, ...

The JN.1 strain, a descendent of the BA.2.86 lineage (also known as 'Pirola'), has outpaced earlier variants due to its ...

Several Southeast Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, have reported a surge in Covid-19 infections.

JN.1 was first detected in the US in August 2023 and classified by the WHO as a Variant of Interest by December that year. It ...

Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong recorded in the past few weeks massive upticks in Covid-19 transmissions. Read more at ...

India has detected isolated cases of emerging COVID-19 subvariants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, coinciding with a rise in infections ...

Although now endemic, the new Covid-19 wave is likely driven by waning immunity and low vaccination rates, especially among ...

New COVID variants like LF.7 and NB.1.8 are driving a fresh surge in cases across parts of Asia, including Singapore, ...

India’s active Covid-19 cases have risen from 93 to 257 in one week across nine states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, and ...