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New Covid-19 variant causes surge of cases around world, including Southeast Asia, WHO monitoring rise
Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines are expected to remain effective against this variant.
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June 01, 2025, 11:29 AM
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced it is monitoring the rise of the new Covid-19 variant NB.1.8.1 last week, after a surge was discovered in various parts of the world, including Europe, Southeast Asia, and North and South America.
"Current data do not indicate that this variant leads to more severe illness than other variants in circulation," it noted.
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) similarly stated that they are monitoring the recent increase, and there is no indication that the variants circulating locally are more transmissible or cause more severe disease compared to previously circulating variants.
Variant first detected in January 2025
According to WHO, the NB.1.8.1 variant was first detected in samples collected in January 2025, with a noticeable rise from early April to mid-May.
The organisation noted it will continue to monitor the situation as more evidence and data from additional countries become available.
Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines are expected to remain effective against this variant against symptomatic and severe disease.
Singapore experienced a recent rise in Covid-19 cases, with an estimated 14,200 cases in the week of Apr. 27 to May 3.
Daily Covid-19 hospitalisations also rose from 102 to 133 over the same period, though the average daily Intensive Care Unit cases decreased from three to two cases.
"As with other endemic respiratory diseases, periodic COVID-19 waves are expected throughout the year," said MOH in a press release on May 13.
However, more vulnerable individuals, such as those aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable individuals, or residents of aged care facilities, are recommended to keep updated with vaccinations.
This includes receiving an additional dose around a year after their last dose.
Healthcare workers, people living or working with medically vulnerable individuals, are also encouraged to receive the vaccine.
Other individuals aged six months and above who wish to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can continue to do so, said MOH.