The pathogen detected in the virus is closely linked to MERS, an extremely lethal virus that can kill upto a third of its ...

A new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that seems better adapted to infect people is fuelling a fresh wave of covid-19 sweeping through Asia and the Middle East and is increasingly showing up in the UK.

Here is what is known about the new Covid NB.1.8.1 variant from cases in the UK, symptoms, what the World Health Organisation has said and more.