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

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 turned their focus to a lesser-known subgroup called merbecoviruses. Among these, one subgroup in particular, ...

A dangerous new coronavirus discovered in China could spark the next pandemic, American scientists have warned. According to researchers from Washington State University, the new HKU5-CoV-2 virus is ...

A group of little-known bat viruses may be dangerously close to acquiring the ability to infect humans, raising alarms among ...

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.

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 ...

While the world is already struggling with the return of COVID-19 pandemic from its variants, a new strain of COVID-19 like ...

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

The new variant, NB.1.8.1, has been detected in international travellers in New York, Washington state, Rhode Island, ...