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Health officials are pointing at the EG.5 "Eris" coronavirus, a subvariant of the Omicron lineage that originally emerged November of 2021.

South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed over 20,000 for a second day Wednesday.

Britain has one of the highest coronavirus death tolls in the world, with more than 177,000 deaths since the pandemic started in 2020.

China fights a spike in cases, deepening concerns about its economy and dampening hopes for a quick post-coronavirus reopening.

BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are among the more than 300 sublineages of the Omicron variant circulating globally.

China will persist with its COVID-19 policies to guard against new coronavirus strains and the risks they bring.

The country had passed the peak of the latest wave of coronavirus infections, the government said.

Novak Djokovic missed two of this year's four Grand Slams due to not being vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

Prosecutors said the cashier had asked the man to comply with rules and wear a face mask while paying for beer.

Sixty-three people in Russia died of coronavirus over the past day, the country's taskforce against the virus said.

41 people in Russia died of coronavirus over the last day, the country's anti-COVID-19 taskforce said in an update.

Biden, who tested positive for the coronavirus last Thursday, has been treated with the antiviral drug Paxlovid.

Rizieq was found guilty of breaching coronavirus curbs when he held and attended several mass events at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection globally.

According to UN, the "global emergency" label currently only applies to the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing efforts to eradicate polio.

Scientists in the United Kingdom have created a world-first urine test which could indicate the first possible signs of lung cancer.

Syrian rebels said Damascus was "now free of Assad".

Syrian rebels press on with their lightning offensive against government forces.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally in both men and women.

Only 195 votes were cast, below the threshold of 200 needed for the vote to count.

The researchers deciphered the diet of a woman who lived roughly 12,800 years ago based on chemical clues in the bones of her son.

The two cases shocked the tennis world with many fuming at how they were handled by the authorities.

The ONS says the world of celebrity seems to have influenced the rising popularity of some names.

Since winning the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump has gone quiet on his false claims of voter fraud.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol was already grappling with controversies, including calls for his impeachment.