NB.1.8.1, a new Omicron subvariant, is under scrutiny as a variant under monitoring (VUM) due to its increasing global presence. While it appears more transmissible, severity hasn't increased.

As of May 2025, a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, is making headlines globally. Emerging as a subvariant of the Omicron lineage JN.1, NB.1.8.1 has been linked to recent surges in cases across Asia ...

Just after New Jersey's number of reported COVID cases dropped through the spring, a new variant — COVID NB 1.8.1 — is sweeping through much of the country and gaining a foothold in New Jersey.

People carrying NB.1.8.1 variant have tested positive at airports in California, Washington state, Virginia, and around New York City. A new COVID-19 variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has been detected ...

According to the Health Ministry, new covid variants, NB.1.8.1 and LF.7 have been detected in India. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies LF.7 and NB.1.8.1 subvariants as "Variants Under ...

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.

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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in ...

While one case of NB.1.8.1 variant of Covid-19 was identified in April in Tamil Nadu, four cases of LF.7 were detected in Gujarat in May. Amid a surge in cases of Covid-19, two new variants of ...

A newly identified COVID-19 variant designated NB.1.8.1 has been detected in the United States through international travel surveillance programs, following significant case increases in several ...

NB.1.8.1 is a newly identified variant of the COVID-19 virus detected through genomic surveillance in countries including India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States. Although the World Health ...

In India, the situation is worsening day by day as more COVID cases are being reported, the new variants, which are highly mutated, are the NB.1.8.1 and LF.7. The disease remains endemic and doesn ...