The highly transmissible XBB could become the next dominant strain of Covid-19 in Hong Kong, but the population’s level of hybrid immunity should stave off severe illnesses, health experts have said.
LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Xinhua) -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is spreading fast in the United States, becoming the second dominant strain in the country, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A new coronavirus subvariant called XBB.1 that was recently detected for the first time in Hong Kong has the strongest ability by far to evade vaccine protection, a leading expert has warned, adding travellers could bring in more new strains in winter under eased border curbs.
LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the United States and has drawn concern for its high transmissibility and new symptoms.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 85 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States this week, according to the latest estimates of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
LOS ANGELES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the United States, with its prevalence increasing to 12.5 percent this week, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Omicron new subvariant XBB.1.5 is spreading quickly in the United States during the third COVID-19 winter, straining U.S. hospital systems and causing staffing shortages.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for over 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States, according to the latest estimates of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
LOS ANGELES, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for nearly 90 percent of all COVID-19 cases reported in the United States, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
LOS ANGELES, May 12 (Xinhua) -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the United States, with its prevalence increasing to nearly 15 percent this week, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) -- New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the United States, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thailand has recorded its first two cases of the new Covid-19 subvariant XBB, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday (Oct 17).
LOS ANGELES, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the United States, and has accounted for nearly 10 percent of new weekly COVID-19 cases reported across the country, according to data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Indonesia has detected the new XBB strain of the Omicron variant in the community for the first time, and the authorities are advising people to stick to health protocols, especially wearing masks, and take booster jabs.
Thai airports have tightened screening of foreign arrivals from Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries where the new Covid-19 XBB subvariant has been reported.
SEREMBAN: A small number of cases, probably caused by a new Covid-19 subvariant, have been reported in Malaysia, but there is no cause for alarm yet, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): HardwareZone Forum, Thailand Medical News website and opposition politician Goh Meng Seng have been ordered under the fake news law to put up corrections over false and misleading statements about the Covid-19 XBB subvariant.
SEREMBAN: A small number of cases probably caused by a new Covid-19 sub variant have been reported in Malaysia, but there is no cause for alarm yet, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
People who have never caught Covid-19 or who were infected with the virus before the Delta wave in Singapore in 2021 face a higher chance of catching the new XBB strain of the Omicron variant.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): There is now local transmission of the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant XBB and XBC variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday (Oct 21).