Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don't know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to Omicron variants circulating there now.

A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant behind a rise in cases in China has made its way to the United States, and now attention is starting to focus on whether its symptoms bear any distinctions ...

Key Background Since the start of the pandemic in Wuhan in late 2019, China has reported 98,315 Covid-19 cases and 4,636 deaths.

A record surge in Covid-19 infections, fueled by the highly infectious Omicron variant, is putting that strategy to its toughest test yet, with implications for global business and China’s ...

China reported 71 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for Aug. 3, the highest daily tally since Jan. 30. The number of cases has increased for five consecutive days since July 30.

On Friday, China’s National Health Commission reported more than 1,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections, the first time daily case counts had topped that milestone in roughly two years.

About three years ago, the original version of the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world and was eventually replaced by the Delta variant, then Omicron and its descendants, which ...

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now.

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant Masked commuters walk through a walkway in between two subway stations as they head to work during the morning rush hour in Beijing ...

Health Science China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant Dec. 25, 2022 at 4:05 am Updated Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:37 am ...