A Covid-19 variant is buzzing back to life after years of flying under the radar. Nicknamed “Cicada” for its long hibernation period and noisy return, the strain is now fueling a steady rise in cases around the globe — including in the US. Early data suggests the highly mutated strain could be especially contagious, putting … Read more
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 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
New York City health officials are warning residents that the infectious omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 may be more likely to infect people who have already been vaccinated or infected with COVID-19. “Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases in NYC,” the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tweeted on Friday. ” … Read more
The year 2022 saw restaurant lovers flocking back to their favorite places following locked-down 2020 and omicron-plagued 2021. But it has never been a bigger pain in the posterior to go to any of them — be they old, new, or merely too arrogant for their own good. With eatery owners howling to anyone still … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. The COVID-19 pandemic is like a roller-coaster. One minute we see the light at the end of the tunnel and the next thing we know, there are reports of a brand new variant. Over the last two and … Read more
Repeat COVID-19 infections could lead to severe health consequences, including organ failure and even death. A new study from Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system found that people who were infected with the virus numerous times were twice as likely to die and three times more likely … Read more
Early in the pandemic, an exposure to COVID meant waiting anxiously for many days to see if you were infected. Now, the window is getting smaller and smaller, according to a new review published in the journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed 141 studies to determine how COVID’s incubation period ― the time from when … Read more