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

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

India has detected new COVID-19 variants, including NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, amid rising cases in South Asia, with JN.1 being the most prevalent. INSACOG reported one NB.1.8.1 case in Tamil Nadu and four LF ...

A study by the University of Edinburgh suggests Covid-19 did not originate in China’s Wuhan but evolved naturally in the bat ...

Multiple Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, among other places, in the last ...

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 ...

Covid-19 cases are surging in several Asian countries and cities, including Hong Kong and Singapore. Is India at risk? Here's ...

In India, the most common variant remains JN.1, comprising 53% of samples tested, followed by BA.2 (26%) and other Omicron ...

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

Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have all reported fresh cases this month. However, most of the cases are mild.

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