Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We may never know the true origins of Covid-19, a Chinese doctor who helped lead the country’s pandemic response has said as cases ...

A new COVID variant XBB.1.16, or “Arcturus”, has now been identified in at least 34 countries including the UK. Arcturus is a subvariant of omicron and was first detected in India in January 2023.

A new coronavirus strain dubbed Arcturus appears to be driving a surge in Covid-19 cases in India, prompting the country to resume vaccine production and sparking fears it could lead to a rise in ...

A new strain of Covid that has spread across the world has arrived in the UK. A total of 120 cases of the Arcturus variant have been found here so far, with five of those proving to be fatal. The new ...

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