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The CDC has confirmed the new COVID-19 strain NB.1.8.1 in the U.S., with a low case count despite its spread in China.

Less than 20 cases of the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, had been reported in the U.S., as of Tuesday, May 27.

Airport screening in the United States has detected the new variant in travellers arriving from those regions to destinations in California, Washington, Virginia and New York.