COVID-19

New COVID-19 subvariant on the rise in U.S.



New COVID subvariant XBB 1.5 is surging in the U.S., with health officials predicting it will make up close to 40 per cent of cases soon. Though its mutations make it easier to catch and spread, experts are cautioning people not to panic.

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