Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has been known for its COVID-zero strategy, which includes international travel bans, extensive lockdowns and widespread testing for the Chinese population. Until...

A new “stealth” variant of COVID-19 has recently been on the rise in various parts of the world. This subvariant of the Omicron variant is scientifically called BA.2 and has a greater possibility for...

On Nov. 26, the newly discovered Omicron variant of COVID-19 was labeled a variant of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). Omicron is a new variant first reported in South Africa, though...