China, COVID-19 and NB Global
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In mainland China, the portion of patients going to the ER with COVID has more than doubled in the last month.
A strand of COVID-19 with a high infection rate and an increase in hospitalizations in China, has spread to multiple locations in the U.S.
The upward trend of COVID-19 infections across China is subsiding, with the epidemic having peaked or starting to decline in most regions and the dominant strain posing no significant threat, the National Disease Control and Prevention Association (NDCPA) said on Wednesday.
People with symptoms should seek treatment after the recent rise in cases, according to respiratory disease specialist Zhong Nanshan.
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TheHealthSite on MSNCOVID-19 Cases in India LIVE: Active Tally at 1,010—Spike in Kerala, Maharashtra; After China, New Variant Reaches USAs per official confirmation, India has a total of 1,010 active cases on 28 May 2025. This sudden spike in cases comes amid the detection of two new sub-variants of COVID-19, namely NB.1.8.1 and LF.7.
The new Covid-19 subvariant NB.1.8.1, detected in the US after a surge in China, is being closely monitored due to its rapid transmission. Symptoms are similar to previous strains, including mild hyperthermia,