India has detected a single case of the NB.1.8.1 Covid variant and four cases of LF.7, both under WHO monitoring. While JN.1 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A new COVID-19 subvariant, NB.1.8.1, is spreading globally, with a recent surge in infections in Asia and detection in the US ...

A new Covid variant, NB.1.8.1, is detected in US airports. The variant is driving a surge in cases across China. Cases are ...

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

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample of a woman for the COVID-19 test amid a surge in cases, in New Delhi. (FILE ANI ...

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

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

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

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