A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders, renewing curbs, and sparking fears for the fight against the nearly two-year-old coronavirus pandemic.

Friday, April 3 — A new coronavirus variant, known as BA 3.2 and nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in Ontario. Between January 18 and February 14, provincial authorities confirmed around twenty ...

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 or "cicada" is not widely circulating in the U.S. yet, but based on trends in Europe, it may become more prominent. Most evidence comes from laboratory data, but there are no ...

Experts warn a new pandemic in 2026 could lead to a summer surge in COVID cases as new COVID variant BA 3.2 spreads across the US and 20 other countries. The variant, also called Cicada, had remained ...

It may be spring, but virus season isn’t over yet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA ...

A headline-grabbing new COVID-19 variant known as “Cicada” has been detected in Texas — but it hasn’t caused a significant wave of infection in the U.S. yet. Cicada, or BA.3.2, is one of multiple ...