Since May, highly contagious "FLiRT" coronavirus variants – a term for new mutations of Omicron – have been driving a rise in infections and emergency room trips. Virus levels at local wastewater ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wearing face masks may not have lowered the risk of COVID infection after the first Omicron wave, new research has shown.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There is a new COVID-19 variant in our midst, and it seems to be spreading across the globe at a rapid rate. But is it ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...