It's the end of May 2025, and once again we have to report on the coronavirus. Is there real cause for concern? Not immediately, say experts. Still, it remains essential to keep monitoring the sudden emergence of this new variant,

The COVID 19 cases in India has spiked and has crossed the 1000 mark, with 1010 active cases. Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China are also reporting a huge surge in the COVID 19 cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also issued a big advisory on the current spike in COVID 19 cases in Asia.

New COVID variant NB.1.8.1 detected at US airports from travelers from China, Asia and Europe amid rising hospitalizations in affected regions.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ushering in a new era of COVID-19 vaccine guidance in the U.S. as global coronavirus activity is on the rise and a new variant is spreading.

COVID-19 cases are climbing across East and Southeast Asia, with notable increases in Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Health authorities attribute the rise to new Omicron subvariants and waning immunity.

The rise in cases comes amid the detection of two new sub-variants - NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 - which are currently under observation by global health authorities.

"Considering the available evidence, the additional public health risk posed by NB.1.8.1 is evaluated as low at the global level," the World Health Organization reported.

The World Health Organisation has designated the new strain as NB.1.8.1 as a 'variant under monitoring' amid concern about the sharp rise in cases, and all Brits are being warned to look out for these