A new, highly infectious COVID-19 strain that has led to a spike in hospitalisation in China has now been detected in the US, including cases in New York City, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new, highly infectious COVID-19 strain that has led to a spike in hospitalisation in China has now been detected in the US, including cases in New York City, according to the…

A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.