A new, highly mutated Covid variant is quietly spreading across the US, prompting the CDC to take notice. The variant, known as BA.3.2, first appeared in South Africa in November 2024 and scientists ...

Belgium said Friday it has detected the first announced case in Europe of the new COVID-19 variant, in an unvaccinated person returning from abroad. “We have a case that is now confirmed of this ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.

LONDON (Reuters) - Data on the highly contagious COVID-19 variant identified in England do not suggest that vaccines will be less effective against it, while data on the South African variant should ...