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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...