The NB.1.8.1 COVID-19 variant was linked to a large surge of hospitalizations in parts of Asia earlier this year.

A highly transmissible new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is spreading in the United States, CDC data show.

In other developments, the ECDC today reported a slow rise in COVID activity in the Europe, which may partly reflect waning ...

NB.1.8.1 — a new COVID-19 variant tied to a surge in China — now accounts for around 37% of cases in the U.S., according to variant proportion estimates from the CDC. Four notes: ...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or “Nimbus,” that has spread across Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific.

NB.1.8.1, a new COVID-19 variant that has caused concern among WHO officials, is now spreading in America, according to CDC ...

A new COVID variant - NB 1.8.1 - is in New Jersey. Parents can take steps to protect their children from COVID this summer.

The CDC estimates that 37 percent of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. stem from the NB.1.8.1 variant, while 38 percent are a result from an infection of the LP.8.1 strain of the disease. At the end of ...

With reports of a new variant of COVID-19 out there, it’s important to remain informed and prepare. Public health experts are saying that the new Nimbus variant is more contagious, and ...