From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its ...

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread ...

The XFG variant is not a new, supercharged strain, but rather a recombinant variant that virologists have been tracking ...

XFG COVID cases are rising in England, but experts say the variant has not been shown to cause more severe disease.

A localized resurgence of coronavirus infections across the United Kingdom—predominantly concentrated in London—has renewed ...

Experts say symptoms remain broadly similar to previous Covid variants, although some people infected with newer variants ...

The World Health Organisation recently evaluated NB.1.8.1 as a “low risk” variant overall. That classification reflects ...

BEIJING--China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker. But they have yet to say when they might end a “zero-COVID” strategy that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health experts are tracking a new COVID-19 variant that has spread to at least 25 states and is drawing attention for its rapid ...

A Covid-19 variant has returned with a vengeance. The BA.3.2 version, nicknamed Cicada, has now been found in over 20 states. The virus is highly mutated, making it difficult for vaccines to recognize ...

A newly identified Covid-19 subvariant, BA.3.2, informally dubbed the "Cicada" variant, is drawing global attention after being detected in the United States and other regions. Emerging from the ...

A new variant of COVID-19 is buzzing. Its official name is BA.3.2, but it's earned the nickname "cicada" because, analogous to the insect's pattern, it first appeared back in 2024, went dormant for a ...