First identified on January 22 2025, NB. 1.8.1 is a derivative of the Omicron strain. The variant is causing concern among health experts after being identified in multiple countries including ...

A new COVID variant is spreading quite quickly and is under monitoring by the WHO. The new is variant called NB.1.8.1 and is in the same family as Omicron. Here's what to look out for and ...

The World Health Organization said a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1 was detected in California and other states. Health officials said while cases are rising, the public health risk remains low.

Closer home, the country has been seeing a rise in variant NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 variants, detected recently in different parts of the country. While the disease is still endemic, and (for now ...

Known as NB.1.8.1, the omicron variant has been tracked in states across the country following a large surge in China. Although, right now, LP.8.1 — a descendent of JN.1 — is the nation’s ...

“We are now reporting emerging sublineage NB. 1.8.1 which is increasing in NSW,” the report reads. Wastewater surveillance in Perth indicates a surge in NB.1.8.1 in the region, while Victoria ...

She now covers breaking and trending news for CBS News' HealthWatch. Cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, linked to a large surge in China, have been detected in multiple locations across ...

The new variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 are under observation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and no reason for concern has been flagged yet. As cases rises in Kerala and cross the 400 mark ...

The LF.7 and NB.1.8.1 are descendants of the JN.1 variant. New Covid-19 variants, LF.7 and NB.1.8.1 have been detected in India. India has reported a total of 1,009 active covid cases as of May 26.

A new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1 was first collected in China in January. As of May 27, less than 20 cases of the new variant had been reported in the U.S. Currently approved COVID-19 ...

Cases linked to the NB.1.8.1 variant of COVID-19 were detected through the CDC's airport screening program in foreign travellers arriving at airports in Washington state, California, the New York ...