US EditionCovid Nimbus Variant Nasty Symptoms as Latest Wave Hits
- The NB.1.8.1 variant, called Nimbus, is rapidly spreading in Ireland and Northern Ireland by June 2025, causing a rise in Covid-19 cases.
- The spread is linked to reduced population immunity in Europe following a decline in Covid cases over winter, alongside worries about the new variant’s increased contagiousness and atypical symptoms.
- Nimbus commonly causes symptoms such as a sore throat, tiredness, elevated temperature, a light cough, body aches, and nasal stuffiness, with some cases also experiencing digestive problems like nausea and diarrhea.
- Nimbus, also known as NB.1.8.1, represents 14% of recent COVID-19 cases in Ireland, has been identified in at least 16 U.S. states, and is considered an evolved form of the previously prevalent LP.8.1 variant.
- Health authorities recommend boosters for at-risk groups and testing when symptoms worsen, warning infections may increase during the European summer amid ongoing surveillance.
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NCA Alerta has generated in the world the new variant of the coronavirus identified as NB.1.8.1 and nicknamed Nimbus, given its sustained increase of contagions in various regions, especially in the northern hemisphere and China. It is a sublining descendant of omicron that was classified as “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO). In this regard, the virologist of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the Faculty of …
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