Two newly designated SARS-CoV-2 lineages, informally called Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) and Cicada (BA.3.2), are fueling a summer surge ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines. The variant, known ...

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The Omicron RF.5 COVID-19 variant has been detected in Andhra Pradesh, with 16 confirmed cases. Here's what experts know ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called the cicada, because of its long incubation period.

WASHINGTON — A new COVID variant, nicknamed "cicada," is spreading through at least half the nation, prompting warnings from health officials. The BA. 3.2 variant has been detected in 25 states, ...

Senior health ministry officials said the current trend is consistent with seasonal fluctuations that typically coincide with ...

BA.3.2, a heavily mutated new COVID-19 variant which may be better able to escape immunity from vaccines or prior infection, is now spreading in the United States. Although COVID cases are currently ...

Novel coronavirus infections have continued to increase around Japan since health protocols were eased, a resurgence that ...

A new dominant strain of COVID-19 has now displaced the previous strain that had contributed to a recent surge in cases.

There's no need to panic. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi reiterates Prof Tulio De Oliviera's warnings about the new ...