The Nimbus variant, a descendant of the Omicron variant, may cause 'razor blade throat'
A new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, more commonly referred to as the Nimbus variant, is now making headlines as several countries report spikes in virus cases.
“Despite a concurrent increase in cases and hospitalizations in some countries where NB.1.8.1 is widespread, current data do not indicate that this variant leads to more severe illness than other variants in circulation,” the WHO said in a The increase in cases in May was driven by countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, Southeast Asia, and the rest of the Western Pacific region.
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