With another potential COVID-19 surge looming, experts are turning their attention to a pair of new variants that are steadily spreading: BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Both BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 descended from BA.5, an ...

CoV-2, genetically distinct from the JN.1 lineages that have circulated in the United States since January 2024.

COVID-19 variant XFG accounted for 0% of U.S. cases in May. By late-June, it became the third-most common strain.

On Friday, the World Health Organization categorized a new strain of COVID-19 that was recently detected in southern Africa as a "variant of concern." The WHO's Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus ...

A highly transmissible COVID-19 strain is driving a surge of infections across the United States. Nicknamed 'Stratus,' the XFG strain has been spreading in various parts of US. Recent reports suggest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. BRUSSELS — Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A case of the coronavirus variant was detected in Southern California Wednesday, while a second suspected case has been identified in Colorado. According to officials, the COVID-19 ...

(Reuters) - Worldwide coronavirus cases surpassed 90 million on Monday, according to Reuters tally, as nations around the globe scramble to procure vaccines and continue to extend or reinstate ...