A new COVID variant that is spreading across the US may cause conjunctivitis, a common eye infection known as pink eye.
There's a new COVID-19 variant spreading throughout the country, and it may be causing an unusual symptom we haven't seen before.
The variant XBB.1.16, dubbed "Arcturus" by trackers online, was elevated to a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on April 17.
Most cases of XBB.1.16, which is the newest variant of Omicron, have been detected in India, though it has popped up in several other countries, including in the southeast region of the U.S
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