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The most recent expansion was prompted by China’s abrupt decision to abandon its zero-COVID policy

The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.

Health officials in New York said that two new omicron variants are spreading rapidly in the state.

A strain of the omicron variant, called B.A.2 is spreading across the U.S., including here in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey.

Does this variant cause less severe disease than the variants that have come before it?

The result so far has been around-the-block lines at testing sites and shortages of at-home tests at drug stores. And many Americans are facing the possibility that they’ll have to scrap their plans altogether, as the number of testing opportunities dwindles ahead of the holidays.

Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant…..

The U.K. on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases.

The U.S. is putting travel restrictions in place in response to a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in southern Africa.

Virologists are rushing to learn more about the variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 that was first identified in Botswana