The new variant is believed to be more contagious than the original strain of COVID-19, with estimates suggesting it could be up to 70% more transmissible.
A woman locked herself and her 10-year-old son in their home for three years in the fear that they might contract Covid-19 infection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reportedly stalled its ongoing investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
Officials have said that as of Wednesday, 480 million people have travelled across the country since January 7.
The figure refers only to deaths at medical facilities, with the total number likely to be higher.
Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic.
Travellers began streaming into mainland China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak.
Thousands of Chinese took to the streets to mark the New Year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the country was under control and nearing its peak.
A famous Chinese singer deliberately infected herself with Covid-19.
The UK has been seeing a significant rise in Covid-19 cases over the last few weeks.
The United States hopes that China can address the current COVID-19 outbreak as the toll of the virus is a global concern due to the size of the Chinese economy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.
China shut down parks, shopping malls, and museums in its capital, Beijing, after the country reported 28,000 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.
China, which has been receiving backlash for its harsh COVID-19 control measures, again managed to irk its citizens.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disastrous impact on people's mental health, and it is still continuing to affect thousands of students in the UK.
Persistent Covid infection -- which is different to long Covid or repeated bouts of the disease -- occurs in a small number of patients with already weakened immune systems.
According to World Bank estimates, 8 out of every 10 people pushed into extreme poverty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic were Indians.
A new study by researchers at King's College London has found that severe Covid infection can damage nerve cells in the brain.
Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations in the UK have reported a 17% increase in the past seven days.
A new study has claimed that 2020 has been so traumatic for the younger population that it has stunted their social development.
As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning to brace for more waves of COVID-19.
Authorities in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have had to apologise for breaking into the houses of those who had been taken to quarantine in a hotel.