The fast-spreading Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 43% of the COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week ended Jan. 14, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Friday. The subvariant accounted for about
The relatively new COVID-19 omicron subvariant X.BB.1.5 “is the most easily transmissible subvariant so far,” Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News medical contributor, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday evening. That’s because “it not only binds well to cells, but it is
Coronavirus cases have surged in China since the country relaxed its draconian “zero-COVID” strategy last month, but officials there are likely undercounting the extent of the outbreak, a World Health Organization official said on Wednesday. “We believe the current numbers being published
Last month, China announced it was easing lockdown restrictions and it has officially reported a small number of cases. However, it’s been estimated that the number of Covid cases in China has spiked and the nation may be dealing with its largest
The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing’s relaxation of its “zero-COVID” policies. China has not responded to the offer yet, a spokesperson for the European Commission told
Parents are set to hit reality tomorrow with a strong reminder that dangerous and potentially deadly winter bugs are still “circulating at high levels.” That’s in a message from the UK Health Security Agency which expects cases of Strep A, Scarlet fever,
Coronavirus cases are set to see another peak in January, epidemiological modelling has indicated. Neuroscientist and epidemiological modelling expert Professor Karl Friston of University College London told Express.co.uk that the peak will be “very substantial” — although not as high as the
A measles outbreak in Central Ohio has infected 82 patients under the age of 18 with nearly 40% of the children, 32, needing to be hospitalized, according to reports. The outbreak in Franklin County marks the first time a case has been
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is warning of an unseasonable spike in invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) infections across the country, as well as more cases than usual within a year. The public health protection agency’s database publishes weekly suspected case
Rishi Sunak may bring in new Covid travel restrictions amid concern over soaring cases in China, a news report has claimed. If implemented, this will be the first time that the travel rules will be brought in since February. According to the