Officials at the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LACDPH) said that the new COVID-19 subvariant might cause pink eye after confirming three new cases of the strain on Thursday. Observational data recorded by the LACDPH suggests those who have been infected with the rapidly spreading Omicron strain XBB.1.16 — better known as Arcturus — … Read more
A new subvariant of COVID-19 is increasing in the US and is now responsible for nearly 10% of all new cases, according to alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization. The CDC estimates that omicron strain XBB.1.16 — more commonly known as “Arcturus” — was the cause of 9.6% … Read more
A new COVID variant is causing concern in India — and it may be 1.2 times more infectious than the Kraken variant. The new strain, dubbed “Arcturus,” has increased 13-fold in the last month in the country. Arcturus — technically the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 — caused India’s health ministry to launch mock drills in order … Read more